SARCLISA®: What It Does and How It Works
SARCLISA® is used to treat multiple myeloma in patients who have received treatments for multiple myeloma before. It is used together with two other combinations of medicines:
- pomalidomide and dexamethasone; or
- carfilzomib and dexamethasone
SARCLISA® is a cancer medicine that contains the active substance isatuximab (ee-sah-TUKS-i-mab). It belongs to a group of medicines called “monoclonal antibodies.” Monoclonal antibodies, such as SARCLISA®, are proteins that have been designed to recognize and attach themselves to a target substance. In the case of SARCLISA®, the target is a substance called “CD38” that is found on cells of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells, which are found in your bone marrow. By attaching to multiple myeloma cells, the medicine helps the natural defences of your body (immune system) identify and destroy them.
Your healthcare team, as well as the REACH™ Patient Support Program team, will be available to answer any questions you may have.