Questions to ask your doctor about advanced Hodgkin's Lymphoma

  • What is advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma?
  • What stage is my cancer?
  • What treatment options are available?
  • How effective are these treatments?
  • How long will I have to be on these treatments?
  • What are the potential side effects with each of these treatments?
  • How will I know if my treatment is working?
  • How will the treatment affect my daily life?
  • Where can I go for information and support?

Questions to ask your doctor about treatment with Matulane® in combination Chemotherapy

  • How does Matulane® (procarbazine hydrochloride) work?
  • How is Matulane® given?
  • What drug regimen am I receiving?
  • What are the potential benefits of taking Matulane®?
  • What are the potential side effects?
  • What should I do if I experience side effects?
  • How long will I take Matulane®?
  • Is there special handling or special precautions I should take while I am taking Matulane®?

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Important Safety Information

WARNING
It is recommended that MATULANE be given only by or under the supervision of a physician experienced in the use of potent antineoplastic drugs. Adequate clinical and laboratory facilities should be available to patients for proper monitoring of treatment.

Matulane is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to the drug or inadequate marrow reserve as demonstrated by bone marrow aspiration. Due consideration of this possible state should be given to each patient who has leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, or anemia.

Matulane in combination therapy is a potent chemotherapeutic agent. Before prescribing Matulane, the sections in the Prescribing Information concerning usage in pregnancy, occurrence of secondary cancers, monitoring required in liver and kidney disease, hematologic effects, CNS effects, and potentiation associated with alcohol and MAO inhibitors should be carefully evaluated.

Please see full Prescribing Information for Matulane indications and usage, contraindications, and warnings including boxed WARNINGS, precautions, and adverse reactions.