Drug interactions
Etanercept + Lisocabtagene maraleucel
Severity: Moderate
Etanercept and Lisocabtagene maraleucel: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Lisocabtagene maraleucel is a CD19 CAR T therapy with risk of cytopenias, hypogammaglobulinemia and infection. Concurrent etanercept adds immunosuppression and may affect CAR T-cell activity.
What this interaction means in plain words
Etanercept and Lisocabtagene maraleucel can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Etanercept belongs to Musculoskeletal; Lisocabtagene maraleucel belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Additive immunosuppression, with possible impairment of CAR T-cell expansion by immunomodulating therapy.
What to do
Avoid etanercept around lymphodepletion and infusion unless needed. Monitor blood counts and infection signs after infusion.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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- Etanercept + Measles mumps and rubella vaccine Contraindicated
- Etanercept + Measles mumps and rubella vaccine live Contraindicated
- Etanercept + Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live Contraindicated
- Etanercept + Measles vaccine Contraindicated
Other interactions of Lisocabtagene maraleucel
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Etanercept with Lisocabtagene maraleucel?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Etanercept and Lisocabtagene maraleucel can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Lisocabtagene maraleucel is a CD19 CAR T therapy with risk of cytopenias, hypogammaglobulinemia and infection. Concurrent etanercept adds immunosuppression and may affect CAR T-cell activity.
How serious is the interaction between Etanercept and Lisocabtagene maraleucel?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Avoid etanercept around lymphodepletion and infusion unless needed. Monitor blood counts and infection signs after infusion.
What other medicines interact with Etanercept?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Etanercept with, for example, Bcg vaccine live, Golimumab, Measles mumps and rubella vaccine. The full list is on the Etanercept page.
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