How do I get started with MONJUVI?
Learn how MONJUVI may be right for you
Understanding how a medicine works is only one part of choosing a treatment. Your comfort level with the treatment process is another important aspect to consider as you talk with your healthcare team about your next step.
Read more about certain treatment considerations as you discuss options with your doctor.
Receive MONJUVI in a clinic nearby
MONJUVI is given to you by your healthcare provider as an intravenous (IV) infusion into one of your veins.
You can receive MONJUVI in a local clinic or infusion center, so there’s no need to travel to a special cancer center, and you can begin treatment as soon as you’re ready.
Understand your MONJUVI treatment schedule
MONJUVI is given for up to 12 cycles. Each treatment cycle of MONJUVI lasts for 28 days.
Rituximab and lenalidomide are given throughout treatment with MONJUVI.
Your healthcare provider may need to delay or completely stop treatment with MONJUVI if you have severe side effects. Your healthcare provider will decide how many treatments you need.
If you miss any appointments, call your healthcare provider as soon as possible to reschedule your appointment.
Start your MONJUVI journey today by downloading the comprehensive patient brochure.
What can I expect from treatment?
MONJUVI is given in combination with rituximab and lenalidomide
- You will receive MONJUVI as an IV infusion once every week during cycles 1 to 3, and once every 2 weeks during cycles 4 to 12.
Your doctor will give you rituximab as an IV infusion during cycles 1 to 5. You will also take lenalidomide orally once a day on days 1 to 21 of each treatment cycle, for up to 12 cycles.
Rituximab and lenalidomide are medicines that help the immune system respond to cancer. MONJUVI, rituximab, and lenalidomide together may help treat follicular lymphoma (FL). MONJUVI is not chemotherapy.
Infusions are typically under 2 hours
Be prepared for your first MONJUVI infusion to take between 1 ½ and 2 ½ hours. The time can vary if your healthcare team needs to make adjustments during treatment. Nurses and other healthcare professionals will be available to help you during your treatment.
After your initial infusion, all subsequent MONJUVI infusions will typically take between 1 ½ and 2 hours.
Infusion reactions are more common at the start of treatment
- Infusion reactions can occur at any time during treatment but are more frequent at the beginning. Your healthcare team may need to delay or completely stop your infusion if you have severe side effects.
Medicines can help prevent infusion reactions
Your healthcare provider will give you medicines before each infusion to decrease your chance of infusion reactions.
If you do not have any reactions, your healthcare provider may decide that you do not need these medicines with later infusions.
Will I be able to reach
MONJUVI works with your immune system
and may help you achieve remission.
What are the common side effects?
If you experience any side effects, report them to your healthcare team.
The most common side effects of MONJUVI when given with lenalidomide and rituximab in people with FL include:
- Respiratory tract infections
- Diarrhea
- Rash
- Feeling tired or weak
- Muscle and bone pain
- Constipation
- Cough
Tell your healthcare team right away if you get:
- Fever, chills, rash, flushing, headache, or shortness of breath during an infusion of MONJUVI
- A fever of 100.4 °F (38 °C) or above, or any bruising or bleeding
- A fever of 100.4 °F (38 °C) or above, or develop any signs or symptoms of an infection
Your healthcare provider will monitor your blood counts before each treatment cycle and throughout your treatment with MONJUVI.
These are not all the possible side effects of MONJUVI.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at (800) FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch. You may also report side effects to Incyte Medical Information at 1-855-463-3463.