Drug details

Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel suspension for intravenous infusion)

type of CAR-T Cell Therapies

Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) is aCD19-directed genetically modified autologous T cell immunotherapy indicated for the treatment of patients up to 25 years of age with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that is refractory or in second or later relapse.

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • vomiting,
  • diarrhea,
  • fever,
  • easy bruising,
  • lightheadedness,
  • chills,
  • body aches,
  • cough
  • agitation,
  • unusual tiredness,
  • flu symptoms,
  • headaches,
  • mouth sores,
  • anxiety,
  • trouble breathing,
  • unusual thoughts or behavior,
  • skin sores,
  • tremors,
  • unusual bleeding, and
  • trouble speaking or understanding what is said to you,
The following drugs are related to Kymriah, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Caverject (alprostadil injection)
  • Trisenox (arsenic trioxide injection)
  • Scemblix (asciminib tablets)
  • Elspar (asparaginase)
  • Rylaze (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant) - rywn) injection)
  • Theracys (bcg live (intravesical))
  • Belrapzo (bendamustine hydrochloride injection)
  • Symbenda (bendamustine hydrochloride)
  • Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel suspension for intravenous infusion)
  • Cerubidine (daunorubicin)
  • Zinecard (dexrazoxane)
  • Epkinly (epcoritamab-bysp injection)
  • Toposar (etoposide injection)
  • Nivestym (filgrastim-aafi injection)
  • Idamycin (idarubicin)
  • Lumoxiti (moxetumomab pasudotox-tdfk for injection)
  • Monjuvi (tafasitamab-cxix injection)
  • Oncaspar (pegaspargase)
  • Riabni (rituximab-arrx injection)
  • Truxima (rituximab-abbs injection)
  • Ukoniq (umbralisib tablets)