Can I Continue My Myeloma Medication and Avoid the Skin Rash It Causes?
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Published on July 20, 2017
As part of our Ask the Expert series, a viewer asks, " I am doing well on Revlimid (lenalidomide), but the treatment has caused a rash. How can I keep taking it and avoid getting a rash?" Dr. Hearn Jay Cho of Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai explains approaches for combatting this potential side effect and alternative approaches to treatment.
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Transcript | Can I Continue My Myeloma Medication and Avoid the Skin Rash It Causes?
Dr. Cho:
Well, fortunately there are methods to desensitize patients who have rashes or other hypersensitive reactions to lenalidomide (Revlimid), so these are published protocols, and patients can discuss with their oncologists how to pursue desensitization. If for whatever reason desensitization doesn't work, there are fortunately also alternatives to using Revlimid in combination with bortezomib (Velcade) and dexamethasone (Decadron).
Well, fortunately there are methods to desensitize patients who have rashes or other hypersensitive reactions to lenalidomide (Revlimid), so these are published protocols, and patients can discuss with their oncologists how to pursue desensitization. If for whatever reason desensitization doesn't work, there are fortunately also alternatives to using Revlimid in combination with bortezomib (Velcade) and dexamethasone (Decadron).
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