This site is for patients using OPDIVO or OPDIVO and ipilimumab.
This site is for patients using OPDIVO or OPDIVO in combination with YERVOY.PrOPDIVO® patient information Your guide to OPDIVO and side effects that can occur with treatment
Your guide to OPDIVO and side effects that can occur with treatment
Receiving treatment
What does OPDIVO treatment involve?
Week 1
Receive 1st infusion
Infusions will continue every 2, 3, or 4 weeks
Around Week 9
Receive 1st scan
Continue treatment every 2 or 4 weeks as long as clinical benefit is observed or until side effects are no longer acceptable
OPDIVO or OPDIVO in combination with YERVOY is a doctor-prescribed medicine that is slowly injected over time (infused) directly into the bloodstream. You will receive the medicine(s) at a treatment centre where you will have a needle placed in a vein, usually in your arm or the back of your hand.
OPDIVO or OPDIVO in combination with YERVOY will be infused through this needle, and the actual time you will spend in the treatment centre may vary. Your doctor will decide what treatments you will receive.
It is important that you:
- have any medical conditions, including an auto-immune disease (a condition where the body attacks its own cells) or any history of inflammation of the lungs - are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding - take corticosteroids or any other treatment that affects the immune system - take or have taken any other medicines (including prescribed and over-the-counter products, and herbal and vitamin supplements) - have received a stem cell transplant that uses donor stem cells (allogeneic) - have received an organ transplant (e.g., kidney, liver, heart, cornea, or skin)Tell your doctor before receiving OPDIVO or OPDIVO in combination with YERVOY if you:
Talk to your healthcare team immediately about any new or worsening signs and symptoms you experience.
Do NOT breastfeed and tell your doctor immediately if you become pregnant during your treatment with OPDIVO or OPDIVO in combination with YERVOY.
Re-schedule any missed appointments right away.
The above list is not exhaustive. For additional information, please refer to the OPDIVO Patient Alert Card.
Remember
- - Stopping your treatment may stop the effect of the medicine. Do not stop treatment unless you have discussed this with your healthcare professional.
- - Before treatment, tell your doctor all your medical conditions and your medication.
- - DO NOT breastfeed and tell your doctor immediately if you become pregnant during your treatment.
Please note: Contact your doctor if you need advice, information and support.