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OPDIVO- nivolumab injection


  1. Patient Information
  2. What Is The Most Important Information I Should Know About Opdivo?
  3. People With A Type Of Skin Cancer Called Melanoma:
  4. Opdivo May Be Used When Your Lung Cancer:
  5. Opdivo May Be Used If:
  6. Opdivo May Be Used When Your Head And Neck Cancer:
  7. Opdivo May Be Used When Your Bladder Cancer:
  8. Opdivo May Be Used Alone Or In Combination With Ipilimumab When Your Colon Or Rectal Cancer:
  9. It Is Not Known If Opdivo Is Safe And Effective When Used Alone:
  10. Before You Receive Opdivo, Tell Your Healthcare Provider If You:
  11. How Will I Receive Opdivo?
  12. Active Ingredient:
  13. Inactive Ingredients:
  14. Inform Patients Of The Risk Of Immune-mediated Adverse Reactions That May Require Corticosteroid Treatment And Withholding Or Discontinuation Of Opdivo, Including:

Patient Information 

OPDIVO(op-DEE-voh)
(nivolumab)
Injection

Read this Medication Guide before you start receiving OPDIVO and before each infusion. There may be new information. If your healthcare provider prescribes OPDIVO in combination with ipilimumab (YERVOY), also read the Medication Guide that comes with ipilimumab. This Medication Guide does not take the place of talking with your healthcare provider about your medical condition or your treatment.

What Is The Most Important Information I Should Know About Opdivo? 

OPDIVO is a medicine that may treat certain cancers by working with your immune system. OPDIVO 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 serious or life-threatening and can lead to death. These problems may happen anytime during treatment or even after your treatment has ended. Some of these problems may happen more often when OPDIVO is used in combination with ipilimumab.

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People With A Type Of Skin Cancer Called Melanoma: 

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OPDIVO may be used alone or in combination with ipilimumab to treat melanoma that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery (advanced melanoma),or
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OPDIVO may be used alone to help prevent melanoma from coming back after it and lymph nodes that contain cancer have been removed by surgery.
people with a type of advanced stage lung cancer (called non-small cell lung cancer).

Opdivo May Be Used When Your Lung Cancer: 

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has spread or grown,and
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you have tried at least two different types of chemotherapy, including one that contains platinum, and it did not work or is no longer working.
people with kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma).
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OPDIVO may be used alone when your cancer has spread or grown after treatment with other cancer medicines.
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OPDIVO may be used in combination with ipilimumab in certain people when their cancer has spread.
adults with a type of blood cancer called classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

Opdivo May Be Used If: 

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your cancer has come back or spread after a type of stem cell transplant that uses your own stem cells (autologous),and
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you used the drug brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) before or after your stem cell transplant,or
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you received at least 3 kinds of treatment including a stem cell transplant that uses your own stem cells (autologous).
people with head and neck cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)

Opdivo May Be Used When Your Head And Neck Cancer: 

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has come back or spread,and
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you have tried chemotherapy that contains platinum and it did not work or is no longer working.
people with bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma).

Opdivo May Be Used When Your Bladder Cancer: 

o
has spread or grown,and
o
you have tried chemotherapy that contains platinum, and it did not work or is no longer working.
adults and children 12 years of age and older, with a type of colon or rectal cancer (colorectal cancer)

Opdivo May Be Used Alone Or In Combination With Ipilimumab When Your Colon Or Rectal Cancer: 

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has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic),
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is microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR),and
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you have tried treatment with a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan, and it did not work or is no longer working.
people with liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)
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OPDIVO may be used after you have received treatment with sorafenib (Nexavar).

It Is Not Known If Opdivo Is Safe And Effective When Used Alone: 

in children younger than 12 years of age with MSI-H or dMMR metastatic colorectal cancer,or
in children younger than 18 years of age for the treatment of any other cancers.

Before You Receive Opdivo, Tell Your Healthcare Provider If You: 

have immune system problems such as Crohn s disease, ulcerative colitis, or lupus
have had an organ transplant
have lung or breathing problems
have liver problems
have any other medical conditions
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. OPDIVO can harm your unborn baby.
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Females who are able to become pregnant should use an effective method of birth control during and for at least 5 months after the last dose of OPDIVO. Talk to your healthcare provider about birth control methods that you can use during this time.
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Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant during treatment with OPDIVO.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if OPDIVO passes into your breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment with OPDIVO.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare providers and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

How Will I Receive Opdivo? 

Your healthcare provider will give you OPDIVO into your vein through an intravenous (IV) line over 30 minutes.
OPDIVO is usually given every 2 weeks or 4 weeks depending on the dose you are receiving.
When used in combination with ipilimumab, OPDIVO is usually given every 3 weeks, for a total of 4 doses. Ipilimumab will be given on the same day. After that, OPDIVO will be given alone every 2 weeks or 4 weeks depending on the dose you are receiving.
Your healthcare provider will decide how many treatments you need.
Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to check you for side effects.
If you miss any appointments, call your healthcare provider as soon as possible to reschedule your appointment.

Active Ingredient: 

nivolumab

Inactive Ingredients: 

mannitol, pentetic acid, polysorbate 80, sodium chloride, sodium citrate dihydrate, and Water for Injection. May contain hydrochloric acid and/or sodium hydroxide.

Manufactured by: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA U.S. License No. 1713

OPDIVOand YERVOYare trademarks of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Other brands listed are the trademarks of their respective owners.

For more information, call 1-855-673-4861 or go to www.OPDIVO.com.

This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Revised: March 2019

Inform Patients Of The Risk Of Immune-mediated Adverse Reactions That May Require Corticosteroid Treatment And Withholding Or Discontinuation Of Opdivo, Including: 

Pneumonitis: Advise patients to contact their healthcare provider immediately for any new or worsening cough, chest pain, or shortness of breath[seeWarnings and Precautions (5.1)].
Colitis: Advise patients to contact their healthcare provider immediately for diarrhea or severe abdominal pain[seeWarnings and Precautions (5.2)].
Hepatitis: Advise patients to contact their healthcare provider immediately for jaundice, severe nausea or vomiting, pain on the right side of abdomen, lethargy, or easy bruising or bleeding[seeWarnings and Precautions (5.3)].
Endocrinopathies: Advise patients to contact their healthcare provider immediately for signs or symptoms of hypophysitis, adrenal insufficiency, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and diabetes mellitus[seeWarnings and Precautions (5.4)].
Nephritis and Renal Dysfunction: Advise patients to contact their healthcare provider immediately for signs or symptoms of nephritis including decreased urine output, blood in urine, swelling in ankles, loss of appetite, and any other symptoms of renal dysfunction[seeWarnings and Precautions (5.5)].
Skin Adverse Reactions: Advise patients to contact their healthcare provider immediately for rash[seeWarnings and Precautions (5.6)].
Encephalitis: Advise patients to contact their healthcare provider immediately for neurological signs or symptoms of encephalitis[seeWarnings and Precautions (5.7)].

Infusion-Related Reactions

Advise patients of the potential risk of infusion-related reactions[seeWarnings and Precautions (5.9)].

Complications of Allogeneic HSCT

Advise patients of potential risk of post-transplant complications[seeWarnings and Precautions (5.10)].

Embryo-Fetal Toxicity

Advise females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to a fetus and to inform their healthcare provider of a known or suspected pregnancy[seeWarnings and Precautions (5.11),Use in Specific Populations (8.1)].
Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with OPDIVO and for at least 5 months following the last dose[seeUse in Specific Populations (8.3)].

Lactation

Advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with OPDIVO and for 5 months after the last dose[seeUse in Specific Populations (8.2)].

Manufactured by:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Princeton, NJ 08543 USA
U.S. License No. 1713



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