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1-855-4YERVOY For U.S. Healthcare Professionals
For those with certain types of melanoma (a form of skin cancer), YERVOY is an approved treatment option. Here, you can learn about treatment with YERVOY.
First, select the condition you are interested in:
It is not known if YERVOY is safe and effective in children less than 12 years of age.
What is the most important information I should know about YERVOY?
YERVOY® (ipilimumab) can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in any area of your body and can affect the way they work. These problems can sometimes become severe or life-threatening and can lead to death. You may have more than one of these problems at the same time. These problems may happen anytime during treatment with YERVOY or after you have completed treatment.
Call or see your healthcare provider right away if you develop any new or worse signs or symptoms, including:
Problems can also happen in other organs and tissues. These are not all of the signs and symptoms of immune system problems that can happen with Yervoy. Call or see your healthcare provider right away for any new or worsening signs or symptoms.
Getting medical treatment right away may help keep these problems from becoming more serious. Your healthcare provider will check you for these problems during your treatment and may treat you with corticosteroid or hormone replacement medicines. Your healthcare provider may also need to delay or completely stop treatment with YERVOY if you have severe side effects.
Possible side effects of YERVOY:
YERVOY can cause serious side effects, including:
The most common side effects of YERVOY include: feeling tired; diarrhea; nausea; itching; rash; vomiting; headache; weight loss; fever; decreased appetite; difficulty falling or staying asleep
These are not all of the possible side effects of YERVOY. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at
1-800-FDA-1088.
Before you receive YERVOY, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
Females who are able to become pregnant:
Your healthcare provider will give you a pregnancy test before you start treatment with YERVOY.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Please see U.S. Full Prescribing Information and Medication Guide for YERVOY.
YERVOY® (ipilimumab) is a prescription medicine used in adults and children 12 years of age and older to treat melanoma (a kind of skin cancer) that has spread (metastatic) or cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable).
It is not known if YERVOY is safe and effective in children less than 12 years of age.
YERVOY® (ipilimumab) is a prescription medicine used in adults to help prevent melanoma (a kind of skin cancer) from coming back after it and lymph nodes that contain cancer have been removed by surgery.
It is not known if YERVOY is safe and effective in children.
YERVOY will not work for every patient. Individual results may vary.
Information provided in this website is not a substitute for talking with your healthcare professional. Your healthcare professional is the best source of information about your disease.
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