Real patient stories
Meaningful stories. Meaningful hope.
Hear the experiences of people living with advanced CSCC, a type of skin cancer that has spread or cannot be cured by surgery or radiation. Learn about their personal journeys with advanced CSCC and their experiences with LIBTAYO.
LIBTAYO is a prescription medicine used to treat people with a type of skin cancer called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC). LIBTAYO may be used to treat CSCC that has spread or cannot be cured by surgery or radiation.
Individual results may vary.
Chris’ Story
Play the video below to see her story.
Chris: I love fresh flowers.
Chris: Adding color to your life
Chris: and freshness—it brings happiness into the room, I think.
Chris: I always wanted one of those houses that had like an entryway that you could put flowers on.
Chris: I just like having them around. I’ve always had a lot of sun exposure.
Chris: So, I’d go to the dermatologist, and I would get diagnosed with cutaneous
Chris: squamous cell carcinomas.
Ken: Her dermatologist had always told her that, these just happen. We’ll take care of them, we’ll freeze them off, and you’ll be fine.
Chris: So, I’d never given it a second thought because it wasn’t melanoma.
Chris: It wasn’t the bad thing, right?
Chris: It was just squamous cell skin cancer.
Chris: And then, one day, in September of ’18, I found a lump underneath my arm.
Chris: And when it was biopsied, it came back—they diagnosed it as breast cancer.
Ken: Things started happening
Ken: very quickly. We went to the doctor,
Ken: started chemo, and then it just exploded from there.
Ken: It was, it was hard.
Chris: After my first session of chemo, the doctor
Chris: pulled me into the office and told me that he found
Chris: that I had squamous cell skin cancer removed in
Chris: 2015. And, that’s what he thought I had instead of breast cancer.
Chris: So, my doctor diagnosed me with metastatic
Chris: cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, or metastatic CSCC.
Chris: He thought it was a very kind of dire situation.
Ken: Our world basically flipped upside down at that point.
Ken: We were in tears a lot. We cried a lot between the two of us.
Chris: When I got my diagnosis, I was still working.
Chris: And, at some point I just couldn’t do it anymore. It was, it was just
Chris: too overwhelming. And
Chris: it caused me to kind of
Chris: give up. And sometimes it’s like,
Chris: “Oh my god. I’m not who I used to be.”
Ken: It was just a roller coaster for, you know, months
Ken: and months on end, because she would go through the same thing of, “Okay, now we did the chemo, now we did the
Ken: radiation, now we wait for another scan.”
Ken: And it’d come back, and sure enough, it’s there again.
Chris: I was out of options
Chris: for surgery or other treatments.
Chris: So, my first oncologist introduced me to LIBTAYO as kind
Chris: of the last treatment option that he was aware of.
VO: LIBTAYO (cemiplimab-rwlc) is a prescription medicine used to treat people with a type of skin cancer called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
VO: (CSCC) that has spread or cannot be cured by
VO: surgery or radiation. It Is not known if LIBTAYO is safe and effective in children.
Chris: Over the course of probably six months, we’d had a lot of missteps,
Chris: and that’s when I finally decided I had to change oncologists.
Chris: My new oncologist was very familiar with LIBTAYO, how it worked,
Chris: and the research done behind it.
Chris: He told me that LIBTAYO can help my body’s immune system fight and
Chris: kill cancer cells. He said that it’s a 30-minute infusion that I could get at his office every three weeks.
VO: LIBTAYO can cause your immune system
VO: to attack normal organs and tissues in any area of the body and can affect the way they work.
Chris: So, after talking to my doctor about LIBTAYO and the risks and the benefits, together we decided that it would be a good option for me.
VO: LIBTAYO can cause serious side effects that can sometimes become severe or life-threatening and can even lead to death.
VO: Call or see your healthcare provider right away if you develop any new or worse signs or symptoms of the following problems, including:
VO: lung, intestinal, liver, hormone gland, kidney, or skin problems as well as problems in other organs and tissues. Additionally,
VO: severe infusion reactions may occur in addition to complications in patients who have received a transplant.
VO: The most common side effects of LIBTAYO include muscle or bone pain, tiredness, rash, and diarrhea.
Ken: It’s been tough.
Ken: Not only was it hard from the diagnosis of cancer, but it was hard for us in some points because
Ken: it wears on your relationship. There was many times that I felt
Ken: alone. We’d given up. But luckily, something came
Ken: through. So, if I could tell anybody, that would be,
Ken: don’t give up. Keep going. There’s always something else.
Chris: I know LIBTAYO is working for me because the tumors are shrinking. Based on my
Chris: latest scans, my doctors and I are really happy with my results.
Chris: But it’s important to remember that this is just my experience. Yours could be different.
Ken: She enjoys doing things again. She
Ken: looks forward to going—hanging out with our grandson or our daughter.
Ken: We’re back to doing the things that we
Ken: like to do,
Ken: and we’re actually finding new things that we like to do.
Chris: My perspective on life has changed dramatically. I found
Chris: there’s a lot more meaning to life than just getting up and going to a job.
Chris: Time is short, so it’s very important to spend it with your friends and family
Chris: and appreciate the daily things.
Chris: The stop and smell the roses kind of thing, you know?
VO: Important Safety Information
What is the most important information I should know about LIBTAYO?
LIBTAYO is a medicine that may treat certain cancers by working with your immune system. LIBTAYO can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in any area of your body and can affect the way they work. These problems can sometimes become severe or life-threatening and can lead to death. You can have more than one of these problems at the same time. These problems may happen anytime during treatment or even after your treatment has ended.
VO:
Call or see your healthcare provider right away if you develop any new or worsening signs or symptoms, including:
Lung problems: cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
Intestinal problems: diarrhea (loose stools) or more frequent bowel movements than usual, stools that are black, tarry, sticky or have blood or mucus, or severe stomach-area (abdomen) pain or tenderness
Liver problems: yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes, severe nausea or vomiting, pain on the right side of your stomach area (abdomen), dark urine (tea colored), or bleeding or bruising more easily than normal
VO:
Hormone gland problems: headache that will not go away or unusual headaches, eye sensitivity to light, eye problems, rapid heartbeat, increased sweating, extreme tiredness, weight gain or weight loss, feeling more hungry or thirsty than usual, urinating more often than usual, hair loss, feeling cold, constipation, your voice gets deeper, dizziness or fainting, or changes in mood or behavior, such as decreased sex drive, irritability, or forgetfulness,
Kidney problems: decrease in your amount of urine, blood in your urine, swelling of your ankles, or loss of appetite
VO:
Skin problems: rash, itching, skin blistering or peeling, painful sores or ulcers in mouth or nose, throat, or genital area, fever or flu-like symptoms, or swollen lymph nodes.
Problems can also happen in other organs and tissues. These are not all of the signs and symptoms of immune system problems that can happen with LIBTAYO. Call or see your healthcare provider right away for any new or worsening signs or symptoms, which may include: chest pain, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath or swelling of ankles, confusion, sleepiness, memory problems, changes in mood or behavior, stiff neck, balance problems, tingling or numbness of the arms or legs, double vision, blurry vision, sensitivity to light, eye pain, changes in eyesight, persistent or severe muscle pain or weakness, muscle cramps, low red blood cells, or bruising
VO:
Infusion reactions that can sometimes be severe. Signs and symptoms of infusion reactions may include: nausea, chills or shaking, itching or rash, flushing, shortness of breath or wheezing, dizziness, feel like passing out, fever, back or neck pain, or facial swelling.
Rejection of a transplanted organ. Your healthcare provider should tell you what signs and symptoms you should report and monitor you, depending on the type of organ transplant that you have had.
VO:
Complications, including graft- versus-host disease (GVHD), in people who have received a bone marrow (stem cell) transplant that uses donor stem cells (allogeneic). These complications can be serious and can lead to death. These complications may happen if you underwent transplantation either before or after being treated with LIBTAYO. Your healthcare provider will monitor you for these complications
VO:
Getting medical treatment right away may help keep these problems from becoming more serious. Your healthcare provider will check you for these problems during your treatment with LIBTAYO. Your healthcare provider may treat you with corticosteroid or hormone replacement medicines. Your healthcare provider may also need to delay or completely stop treatment with LIBTAYO if you have severe side effects.
VO:
Before you receive LIBTAYO, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
- have immune system problems such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or lupus
- have received an organ transplant
- have received or plan to receive a stem cell transplant that uses donor stem cells (allogeneic)
- have a condition that affects your nervous system, such as myasthenia gravis or Guillain-Barré syndrome
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. LIBTAYO can harm your unborn baby
VO:
Females who are able to become pregnant:
- Your healthcare provider will give you a pregnancy test before you start treatment.
- You should use an effective method of birth control during your treatment and for at least 4 months after your last dose of LIBTAYO. Talk with your healthcare provider about birth control methods that you can use during this time.
- Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant during treatment with LIBTAYO.
VO:
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if LIBTAYO passes into your breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment and for at least 4 months after the last dose of LIBTAYO.
VO:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
The most common side effects of LIBTAYO include muscle or bone pain, tiredness, rash, and diarrhea. These are not all the possible side effects of LIBTAYO. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800- FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals at 1-877-542-8296.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including Medication Guide available via adjacent link and available at www.libtayo.com.
VO:
What is LIBTAYO?
LIBTAYO is a prescription medicine used to treat people with a type of skin cancer called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) that has spread or cannot be cured by surgery or radiation.
It is not known if LIBTAYO is safe and effective in children.
Actual LIBTAYO patient. Individual results may vary.
"My perspective on life has changed dramatically. Time is short, so it’s very important to spend it with your friends and family, and appreciate the daily things."
Chris shares her story about living with metastatic CSCC (CSCC that has spread). Listen as she takes you through her journey, from initially being misdiagnosed to the chaIlenges she faces managing life with metastatic CSCC, and her treatment experience with LIBTAYO.
Bill and Cathie's Story
Play the video below to see their story.
Music starts
Bill: Painting makes me feel alive. It also makes me feel
Bill: relaxed, tranquil. I turn on my music.
Bill: I can almost dance to the paintbrush.
Bill: It’s a good feeling.
Bill: Over the years I’ve spent a lot of time in the sun, working construction jobs,
Bill: fishing, hunting, going to the beach
Bill: painting and traveling with my wife.
Bill: being outside was a very important part of my life.
Bill: I was seeing a dermatologist regularly, and my dermatologist discovered cutaneous squamous cell
Bill: carcinoma from time to time.
Bill: My doctor explained to me that
Bill: we could do the radiation and that would take care of it.
Bill: After radiation, I felt that I was cleared
Bill: until the next little bit would pop up and then I'd have to do radiation again.
Bill: It never crossed my mind that these tumors would be
Bill: as serious as they are.
Cathie: Bill one day came to me and said, "I have something to tell you," and he was very distressed obviously
Cathie: about it. He told me that he had a lump under his arm.
Cathie: That concerned me.
Bill: After I told Cathie she immediately said, "We need to see the doctor now.”
Bill: We went in to see him; he did an ultrasound.
Bill: He said, “I want you to go see a surgeon.”
Bill: Within two days I was in surgery and the lump was taken out.
Bill: And then I was referred to my oncologist
Bill: and he did the PET scan. He said, “You have stage 4 cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.”
Bill: He explained to me that it had spread to my lungs, my kidneys,
Bill: my lymph nodes. He said, “There could be no more radiation, no surgery.”
Bill: He told me I was running out of options.
Bill: And that
Bill: hit me like a rock between the eyes. I was devastated.
Music playing
Cathie: When the doctor told us that
Cathie: the diagnosis was stage 4 CSCC, he said, “It’s not good news.”
Cathie: And my heart fell.
Cathie: It was my job really to
Cathie: help him come to be the strong one and to be the rock during this time.
Bill: My doctor recommended
Bill: an immunotherapy drug called LIBTAYO.
VO: LIBTAYO (cemiplimab-rwlc)
VO: is a prescription medicine used to treat people with a type of skin cancer called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) that has spread or cannot be cured by surgery or radiation.
VO: It is not known if LIBTAYO is safe and effective in children.
Bill: After talking about the risks and side effects
Bill: he told me that it was a 30-minute infusion every three weeks.
Bill: Together we decided LIBTAYO would be a good option for me.
VO: LIBTAYO can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and
VO: tissues in any area of the body and can affect the way they work.
VO: LIBTAYO can cause serious side effects that can sometimes become severe or
VO: life-threatening and can even lead to death. Call or see your healthcare provider right away if you develop any new or worse signs or symptoms of the following problems, including: lung, intestinal, liver, hormone gland,
VO: kidney, or skin problems as well as problems in other organs and tissues. Additionally, severe infusion reactions may occur in addition to complications
VO: in patients who have received a transplant. The most common side effects of LIBTAYO include muscle or bone pain, tiredness, rash, and diarrhea.
Cathie: The journey has been difficult for both of us but also a bit enriching I think, because it has taken us to new depths in our relationship.
Bill: Since being on LIBTAYO
Bill: My doctor informed me that the scans showed that my tumors were shrinking.
Bill: It’s important to remember that this is my experience and yours may be different.
Bill: Before receiving my diagnosis, I had no idea what CSCC was.
Bill: It’s important to educate yourself.
Bill: Be proactive and see a dermatologist on a regular basis.
Bill: Ask lots of questions.
Bill: I've gone through some ups and downs in life, and this was part of my journey. The best things you can do to honor yourself is staying positive and just continuing on.
VO: Important Safety Information
What is the most important information I should know about LIBTAYO?
LIBTAYO is a medicine that may treat certain cancers by working with your immune system. LIBTAYO can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in any area of your body and can affect the way they work. These problems can sometimes become severe or life- threatening and can lead to death. You can have more than one of these problems at the same time. These problems may happen anytime during treatment or even after your treatment has ended.
VO:
Call or see your healthcare provider right away if you develop any new or worsening signs or symptoms, including:
Lung problems: cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
Intestinal problems: diarrhea (loose stools) or more frequent bowel movements than usual, stools that are black, tarry, sticky or have blood or mucus, or severe stomach- area (abdomen) pain or tenderness
Liver problems: yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes, severe nausea or vomiting, pain on the right side of your stomach area (abdomen), dark urine (tea colored), or bleeding or bruising more easily than normal
VO:
Hormone gland problems: headache that will not go away or unusual headaches, eye sensitivity to light, eye problems, rapid heartbeat, increased sweating, extreme tiredness, weight gain or weight loss, feeling more hungry or thirsty than usual, urinating more often than usual, hair loss, feeling cold, constipation, your voice gets deeper, dizziness or fainting, or changes in mood or behavior, such as decreased sex drive, irritability, or forgetfulness
Kidney problems: decrease in your amount of urine, blood in your urine, swelling of your ankles, or loss of appetite
VO:
Skin problems: rash, itching, skin blistering or peeling, painful sores or ulcers in mouth or nose, throat, or genital area, fever or flu- like symptoms, or swollen lymph nodes.
Problems can also happen in other organs and tissues. These are not all of the signs and symptoms of immune system problems that can happen with LIBTAYO. Call or see your healthcare provider right away for any new or worsening signs or symptoms, which may include: chest pain, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath or swelling of ankles, confusion, sleepiness, memory problems, changes in mood or behavior, stiff neck, balance problems, tingling or numbness of the arms or legs, double vision, blurry vision, sensitivity to light, eye pain, changes in eyesight, persistent or severe muscle pain or weakness, muscle cramps, low red blood cells, or bruising
VO:
Infusion reactions that can sometimes be severe. Signs and symptoms of infusion reactions may include: nausea, chills or shaking, itching or rash, flushing, shortness of breath or wheezing, dizziness, feel like passing out, fever, back or neck pain, or facial swelling.
Rejection of a transplanted organ. Your healthcare provider should tell you what signs and symptoms you should report and monitor you, depending on the type of organ transplant that you have had.
VO:
Complications, including graft- versus-host disease (GVHD), in people who have received a bone marrow (stem cell) transplant that uses donor stem cells (allogeneic). These complications can be serious and can lead to death. These complications may happen if you underwent transplantation either before or after being treated with LIBTAYO. Your healthcare provider will monitor you for these complications
VO: Getting medical treatment right away may help keep these problems from becoming more serious. Your healthcare provider will check you for these problems during your treatment with LIBTAYO. Your healthcare provider may treat you with corticosteroid or hormone replacement medicines. Your healthcare provider may delay or completely stop treatment if you have severe side effects.
VO: Before you receive LIBTAYO, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
have immune system problems such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or lupus have received an organ transplant
have received or plan to receive a stem cell transplant that uses donor stem cells (allogeneic)
have a condition that affects your nervous system, such as myasthenia gravis or Guillain-Barré syndrome
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. LIBTAYO can harm your unborn baby
VO: Females who are able to become pregnant:
Your healthcare provider will give you a pregnancy test before you start treatment.
You should use an effective method of birth control during your treatment and for at least 4 months after your last dose of LIBTAYO. Talk with your healthcare provider about birth control methods that you can use during this time. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant during treatment with LIBTAYO.
VO:
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if LIBTAYO passes into your breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment and for at least 4 months after the last dose of LIBTAYO
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
The most common side effects of LIBTAYO include muscle or bone pain, tiredness, rash, and diarrhea. These are not all the possible side effects of LIBTAYO. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals at 1-877-542-8296.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including Medication Guide available via adjacent link and available at www.libtayo.com.
VO:
What is LIBTAYO?
LIBTAYO is a prescription medicine used to treat people with a type of skin cancer called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) that has spread or cannot be cured by surgery or radiation.
It is not known if LIBTAYO is safe and effective in children.
Music ends
Actual LIBTAYO patient. Individual results may vary.
"I've gone through some ups and downs in life, and this was part of my journey. The best things you can do to honor yourself is staying positive..." – Bill
After Bill was diagnosed with stage 4 CSCC, he and his wife Cathie turned to each other for support. And when surgery and radiation were no longer possible, they turned to LIBTAYO to manage Bill’s condition. Hear how they worked with Bill's doctor and chose treatment with LIBTAYO.
Meet Dave
Actual LIBTAYO patient. Individual results may vary.
"Having a good support system in place is important. My wife has really helped me a lot through all of my struggles...and my brother has been very supportive in my journey."
Dave underwent many forms of treatment for advanced CSCC. Read Dave's blog posts to learn more about how treatment with LIBTAYO helped him when surgery and radiation were no longer options.
Caregiver Stories: Cathie and Ken
Play the video below to see their story.
Cathie: When the doctor uh, told us that the diagnosis was Stage 4 CSCC, it was heartbreaking.
Cathie: There were times that were discouraging for me because…
Cathie: …I saw Bill getting so...
Cathie: …. anxious about the whole thing, and I didn't know how to help him.
Cathie: And when you don't know how to help somebody that you love, it's difficult.
Ken: The day that I found out she got cancer…
Ken: …it was hard. I would try really hard to be sympathetic…
Ken: I would try really hard to be sympathetic and, you know, understand,
Ken: but I didn’t understand it a lot in the beginning. I didn’t know what to feel, how to feel.
Cathie: When you see somebody, you love go through this ...
Cathie: … it almost breaks your heart, but ...
Cathie: … I think you also understand that it's really, really ...
Cathie: ... important to be the strong one and to ...
Cathie: … be the rock that they need during this time.
Ken: My job allowed me to miss as much work as I needed to. So, I was with her all the time. I worked from home most of the time, so I was there ...
Ken: … doing more of the stuff. Going and doing the shopping, maybe ...
Ken: ... doing the dishes or cleaning the house.
Cathie: I drove Bill to all of his appointments.
Cathie: I wanted to hear everything that the doctor had to say.
Cathie: I feel a second set of ears really helps. The caregiver needs to be the ...
Cathie: ... less emotionally involved listener, and also, I'm very good at asking questions,
Cathie: … maybe too many questions.
Ken: I was the caregiver with instructions,
Ken: … most of the time, you know. It was like, “Okay, you need to do this. You need to do that.”
Ken: So, I was the caregiver, but she kind of ...
Ken: … still directed a lot. She’s very strong in that way.
Cathie: During these times, when Bill felt so terrible and worried so much about his prognosis and future,
Cathie: … I found it very helpful to feed him well if I could and listen to him well.
Cathie: I suggested the happy times.
Ken: I tried to look for the silver linings on things.
Ken: We try to add humor into it.
Cathie: It's important for me as the caregiver to take care of my own mental and emotional health, and so I would do that.
Cathie: Taking some time to take a walk outdoors,
Cathie: … read a good book- things like that.
Ken: There was many times when I was burnt out.
Ken: It just consumes you so much that you just need a little break. And even just going for a walk or…
Ken: … taking the dogs out for a walk or going to work.
Ken: Kind of got it out of my mind a little bit.
Cathie: My advice for other caregivers is to try to keep a smile …
Cathie: … on your face and have a little sense of humor with that person who is struggling ...
Cathie: … and be kind.
Ken: Don’t give up. Don’t give up at all.
Ken: Even when you get to the darkest hours,
Ken: … keep going, there’s always something else.
Ken: Find some light, because you never know what’s going to happen.
VO:
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
What is the most important information I should know about LIBTAYO?
LIBTAYO is a medicine that may treat certain cancers by working with your immune system. LIBTAYO can cause your immune system to attack normal organs and tissues in any area of your body and can affect the way they work. These problems can sometimes become severe or life- threatening and can lead to death. You can have more than one of these problems at the same time. These problems may happen anytime during treatment or even after your treatment has ended.
VO:
Call or see your healthcare provider right away if you develop any new or worsening signs or symptoms, including:
Lung problems: cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
Intestinal problems: diarrhea (loose stools) or more frequent bowel movements than usual, stools that are black, tarry, sticky or have blood or mucus, or severe stomach-area (abdomen) pain or tenderness
Liver problems: yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes, severe nausea or vomiting, pain on the right side of your stomach area (abdomen), dark urine (tea colored), or bleeding or bruising more easily than normal
Hormone gland problems: headache that will not go away or unusual headaches, eye sensitivity to light, eye problems, rapid heartbeat, increased sweating, extreme tiredness, weight gain or weight loss, feeling more hungry or thirsty than usual, urinating more often than usual, hair loss, feeling cold, constipation, your voice gets deeper, dizziness or fainting, or changes in mood or behavior, such as decreased sex drive, irritability, or forgetfulness
Kidney problems: decrease in your amount of urine, blood in your urine, swelling of your ankles, or loss of appetite
Skin problems: rash, itching, skin blistering or peeling, painful sores or ulcers in mouth or nose, throat, or genital area, fever or flu-like symptoms, or swollen lymph nodes.
Problems can also happen in other organs and tissues. These are not all of the signs and symptoms of immune system problems that can happen with LIBTAYO. Call or see your healthcare provider right away for any new or worsening signs or symptoms, which may include: chest pain, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath or swelling of ankles, confusion, sleepiness, memory problems, changes in mood or behavior, stiff neck, balance problems, tingling or numbness of the arms or legs, double vision, blurry vision, sensitivity to light, eye pain, changes in eyesight, persistent or severe muscle pain or weakness, muscle cramps, low red blood cells, or bruising
Infusion reactions that can sometimes be severe. Signs and symptoms of infusion reactions may include: nausea, chills or shaking, itching or rash, flushing, shortness of breath or wheezing, dizziness, feel like passing out, fever, back or neck pain, or facial swelling.
Rejection of a transplanted organ. Your healthcare provider should tell you what signs and symptoms you should report and monitor you, depending on the type of organ transplant that you have had.
Complications, including graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), in people who have received a bone marrow (stem cell) transplant that uses donor stem cells (allogeneic). These complications can be serious and can lead to death. These complications may happen if you underwent transplantation either before or after being treated with LIBTAYO. Your healthcare provider will monitor you for these complications.
Getting medical treatment right away may help keep these problems from becoming more serious. Your healthcare provider will check you for these problems during your treatment with LIBTAYO. Your healthcare provider may treat you with corticosteroid or hormone replacement medicines. Your healthcare provider may also need to delay or completely stop treatment with LIBTAYO if you have severe side effects.
Before you receive LIBTAYO, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
- have immune system problems such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or lupus
- have received an organ
- have received or plan to receive a stem cell transplant that uses donor stem cells (allogeneic)
- have a condition that affects your nervous system, such as myasthenia gravis or Guillain- Barré syndrome
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. LIBTAYO can harm your unborn baby
Females who are able to become pregnant:
- Your healthcare provider will give you a pregnancy test before you start treatment.
- You should use an effective method of birth control during your treatment and for at least 4 months after your last dose of LIBTAYO. Talk with your healthcare provider about birth control methods that you can use during this time.
- Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant during treatment with LIBTAYO.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if LIBTAYO passes into your breast milk. Do not breastfeed during treatment and for at least 4 months after the last dose of LIBTAYO.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over- the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
The most common side effects of LIBTAYO include muscle or bone pain, tiredness, rash, and diarrhea. These are not all the possible side effects of LIBTAYO. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA- 1088. You may also report side effects to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals at 1- 877-542-8296.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including Medication Guide available via adjacent link and available at www.libtayo.com.
What is LIBTAYO?
LIBTAYO is a prescription medicine used to treat people with a type of skin cancer called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) that has spread or cannot be cured by surgery or radiation.
It is not known if LIBTAYO is safe and effective in children.
Actual LIBTAYO caregivers. Individual experiences may vary.
"It's important for me as the caregiver to take care of my own mental and emotional health, and so I would do that." – Cathie
Cathie and Ken are both caretakers to spouses living with advanced CSCC. When providing physical and emotional care, you have a huge influence over how your loved one copes with the condition. Watch Cathie and Ken explain how they approach caring for both their spouses and themselves.