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What is PROVENGE? Learn about Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer
prostate cancer is the second most
common cancer in American men according
to the American Cancer Society about one
in nine men will be diagnosed with
prostate cancer during his lifetime
Provenge is an established cellular
immunotherapy used to treat certain men
with advanced prostate cancer Provenge
is customized to each individual and is
made from his own immune cells
if you recently learned that your
prostate cancer has progressed to
metastatic disease you likely have a lot
of questions what is mcrp see what
happens next and what are my options the
immune system is made of a variety of
cells working together as the body's
defense against foreign substances such
as disease and cancer eventually cancer
may overwhelm or hide from your immune
system and spread or metastasize to
other areas of the body when this occurs
in your prostate cancer is resistant to
hormone therapy it is known as
metastatic castration resistant prostate
cancer or mcrp see the immune system is
made of a variety of cells working
together as the body's defense against
foreign substances such as disease and
cancer one of the natural abilities of
the immune system is to detect abnormal
cells including cancer cells an attack
or prevent them from spreading
in some cases cancer may overwhelm or
hide from your immune system and may
spread or metastasize to other areas of
the body immunotherapy is the prevention
or treatment of disease with substances
that may stimulate an immune response
the immune system has memory and can
recognize substances it has encountered
previously
immunotherapy is designed to boost the
immune system to target and attack
advanced prostate cancer this is why
immunotherapy empowers the immune system
to fight the cancer immediately and
allow the effects to last over time
Provenge is an established cellular
immunotherapy used to treat certain men
with advanced prostate cancer Provenge
is customized to each individual by
using his own immune cells the process
begins with collecting your immune cells
and sending them to a state-of-the-art
facility
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when your cells arrive they are
activated and turned into Provenge to
fight your advanced prostate cancer
approximately three days later the cells
are infused back into the patient this
process occurs two more times
the Provenge treatment process can be
completed in six appointments throughout
the course of about a month with
Provenge
your cells are ready to target and
attack your prostate cancer Provenge
extends the life for certain men with
mcrp see data from an exploratory
analysis of the pivotal Phase three
trial called impact suggests that
certain men who received probe edged
with a PSA less than or equal to twenty
two point one nanograms per milliliter
when they started treatment saw an
improvement to median overall survival
of over one year data from a study
called procede which was the largest
real-world study of Amino therapy shows
that men with mcrp c who are treated
with Provenge
when their PSA was less than or equal to
five point two seven nanograms per
milliliter lived nearly four years of
those men
44% did not receive any additional
cancer treatments for at least one year
the most common side effects of Provenge
are generally mild to moderate and well
tolerated some men have experienced
serious adverse events when receiving
Provenge please see important safety
information following this video
with treatment that is completed in
about a month
Provenge is designed to fit your
lifestyle think more about special
occasions think less about cancer start
Provenge today
visit Provenge comm to learn more and
find a local physician
the indication Provenge is a
prescription medication used to treat
certain men with advanced prostate
cancer Provenge is an established
cellular immunotherapy that is
customized to each individual by using
his own immune cells important safety
information before receiving Provenge
tell your doctor about any medical
conditions including heart or lung
problems or if you have had a stroke
tell your doctor about any medicines you
take including prescription and
non-prescription drugs vitamin C or
dietary supplements the most common side
effects of Provenge include chills
fatigue fever back pain nausea joint
ache and headache these are not all the
possible side effects of Provenge
treatment Provenge is made from your
lone immune cells which are collected
during a process called Luca phoresis
the cells are processed returned and
then infused back into the patient
through an IV intravenous infusion
approximately three days later this
process is completed in three cycles
about two weeks apart each infusion
takes approximately one hour and
requires 30 minutes of post infusion
monetary Provenge infusion can cause
serious reactions tell your doctor right
away of you have signs of a heart attack
or lung problems such as trouble
breathing chest pains racing or
irregular heartbeats high or low blood
pressure dizziness fainting nausea or
vomiting have signs of a stroke such as
numbness or weakness on one side of the
body decreased vision in one eye or
difficulty speaking develop symptoms of
thrombosis which may include pain and/or
swelling of an arm or leg with
over the affected area discoloration of
an arm or leg shortness of breath chest
pain that worsens on deep breathing have
signs of infection such as fever over
100 degrees Fahrenheit redness or pain
at the infusion or collection sites tell
your doctor about any side effects that
concerns you or does not go away for
more information talk with your doctor
you are encouraged to report negative
side effects of prescription drugs to
the FDA visit WWF ta gov slash MedWatch
or call one 800 ft a one zero eight
eight please see accompanying full
prescribing information
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