Proper Use
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A nurse or other trained health professional will give you or your child this medicine in a medical facility. It is given through an IV catheter that is placed into one of your veins.
Your doctor will ask you to stay at the hospital for the first 3 days of the first treatment cycle and for the first 2 days of the second cycle.
This medicine is usually given every day for 4 weeks (28 days) followed by a 2-week treatment free-interval. This is one treatment cycle. After the 2-week break, your doctor will decide if you will be given additional treatment cycles of this medicine.
This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Read and follow these instructions carefully. Ask your doctor if you have any questions.
Your doctor may also give you other medicines (eg, steroid medicine) before starting treatment with this medicine.
Your doctor may also give you cancer treatment through an IV that is placed into your spinal cord before and during treatment to prevent ALL from coming back.
Portions of this document last updated: July 01, 2024
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