Yervoy FAQ: Is It Right for You?
What is Yervoy?
It's a prescription drug used to treat skin cancer symptoms, Renal cell carcinoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, and non-small cell lung cancer.
What's Yervoy (MOA) Mechanism of Action?
It works by helping to turn on the immune response, which allows T cells to start attacking cancer cells.
Yervoy Dosage
The recommended dose is 3 mg/kg given intravenously over 90 minutes each 3 weeks for no more than 4 doses.
Cost / Price of Yervoy
Without health insurance, it costs about $8,310 for a supply of 10 milliliters.
Yervoy Generic
Its generic name is ipilimumab.
Yervoy Side Effects
Most common side effects include:
- exhaustion
- diarrhea
- nausea
- itching
- rash
- vomiting
- headache
- weight loss
- fever
- reduced appetite
- falling or staying asleep difficulty
Yervoy Survival Rate
Together Yervoy and Opdivo resulted in a 75% survival rate at 18 months.
