Drug interactions
Cabazitaxel + Yellow fever vaccine
Severity: Major
Cabazitaxel and Yellow fever vaccine: major interaction.
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Summary
Cabazitaxel causes immunosuppression, and the live yellow fever vaccine can lead to serious vaccine-associated disease in immunocompromised patients. Protective antibody response may also be inadequate.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cabazitaxel and Yellow fever vaccine can interact in a way that may be serious. Using them together is sometimes necessary, but it needs a deliberate decision by the prescriber, a plan for monitoring, and clear advice on the warning signs to watch for.
Why it happens
Chemotherapy-induced immunosuppression impairs control of live attenuated virus and reduces vaccine immune response.
What to do
Avoid vaccination during cabazitaxel therapy and for at least 3 months after it ends; if travel to endemic areas is unavoidable, seek specialist advice or a medical exemption letter.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Does the benefit of taking both outweigh the risk in my case?
- Do I need any blood test, ECG or other check while on both?
- What early warning signs should I watch for, and what should I do if they appear?
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Cabazitaxel with Yellow fever vaccine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as major. Cabazitaxel and Yellow fever vaccine can interact in a way that may be serious. Using them together is sometimes necessary, but it needs a deliberate decision by the prescriber, a plan for monitoring, and clear advice on the warning signs to watch for. Cabazitaxel causes immunosuppression, and the live yellow fever vaccine can lead to serious vaccine-associated disease in immunocompromised patients. Protective antibody response may also be inadequate.
How serious is the interaction between Cabazitaxel and Yellow fever vaccine?
MediHelp rates it major, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Avoid vaccination during cabazitaxel therapy and for at least 3 months after it ends; if travel to endemic areas is unavoidable, seek specialist advice or a medical exemption letter.
What other medicines interact with Cabazitaxel?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Cabazitaxel with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Atazanavir, Bcg intravesical live. The full list is on the Cabazitaxel page.
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