Drug details

Provenge (sipuleucel-t suspension for intravenous infusion)

type of Chemotherapy Modulating Agents

Provenge (sipuleucel-T) suspension for intravenous infusion is a preparation made from the patient's own immune cells that is used for the treatment of prostate cancer.

The drug is often used to treat Prostate cancer .

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • nausea,
  • fever,
  • lightheadedness,
  • chills,
  • fast heartbeats,
  • tiredness,
  • dizziness,
  • vision problems,
  • severe headache,
  • pounding in your neck or ears,
  • sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body),
  • slurred speech,
  • shortness of breath
  • racing or irregular heartbeats,
  • pain or redness where a needle was placed for blood cell collection or infusion,
  • pain, swelling, warmth, or discoloration in an arm or a leg,
  • chest pain that gets worse with deep breathing, and
The following drugs are related to Provenge, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Akeega (niraparib and abiraterone acetate tablets)
  • Casodex (bicalutamide)
  • Camcevi (leuprolide mesylate injectable emulsion)
  • Emcyt (estramustine)
  • Zoladex 10.8 mg (goserelin acetate implant)
  • Locametz (kit for the preparation of gallium ga 68 aozetotide injection)
  • Lutrate Depot (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension)
  • Viadur (leuprolide acetate implant)
  • Lupron (leuprolide acetate injection)
  • Pluvicto (lutetium lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan)
  • Nilandron (nilutamide tablets)
  • Trelstar Depot (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension)
  • Trelstar LA (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension)