POLATUZUMAB VEDOTIN (POLIVY) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

POLATUZUMAB VEDOTIN

What is the Trade Name for POLATUZUMAB VEDOTIN?

POLIVY

What are the Indications for POLATUZUMAB VEDOTIN?

• 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE POLIVY in combination with bendamustine and a rituximab product is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified, after at least two prior therapies. Accelerated approval was granted for this indication based on complete response rate [see Clinical Studies (14.1) ] . Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial. POLIVY is a CD79b-directed antibody-drug conjugate indicated in combination with bendamustine and a rituximab product for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified, after at least two prior therapies. ( 1 ) Accelerated approval was granted for this indication based on complete response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial.

References: https://open.fda.gov/