You may have questions about stomach cancer and treatment. Here are some of the most common questions and answers that people look for.
Stomach cancer is also known as gastric cancer. It forms in the cells lining the stomach or in the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ). The GEJ is the place where the esophagus connects to the stomach. Often the biomarker claudin 18.2 becomes exposed on the surface of the stomach cancer cell.
VYLOY is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with cancer of the stomach (gastric cancer) or cancer located where the esophagus joins the stomach (gastroesophageal junction cancer). VYLOY is used in combination with chemotherapy that contains fluoropyrimidine and platinum as the first treatment when your gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer:
It is not known if VYLOY is safe and effective in children.
VYLOY is different than chemotherapy. It is a treatment that targets the biomarker claudin 18.2 that is found on the surface of the cancer tumor in some cases of advanced stomach/GEJ cancer.
VYLOY was studied in 2 clinical trials. Individual results may vary.
You will receive VYLOY for as long as you continue to respond to treatment or until side effects become intolerable. Your healthcare professional will work with you to determine your therapy schedule and treatment duration.
You will receive VYLOY in the hospital or infusion center:
VYLOY may cause serious side effects, including:
VYLOY Support SolutionsTM offers access and reimbursement support to help people like you, who have been prescribed VYLOY, access their medication.
Call VYLOY Support Solutions at 1-855-272-66091-855-272-6609 Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM ET if you have any questions or need assistance.
A biological molecule found in blood, other body fluids, or tissues that is a sign of a normal or abnormal process, or of a condition or disease
A chemotherapy combination regimen used to treat gastric/GEJ cancer. It consists of the drugs capecitabine and oxaliplatin
A protein usually found between the cells that line the stomach wall. It may be exposed on the surface of some stomach cancer cells
The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach
A chemotherapy combination regimen used to treat gastric/GEJ cancer. It consists of the drugs fluorouracil (5-FU), leucovorin calcium (folinic acid), and oxaliplatin
Having to do with the stomach
The place where the esophagus connects to the stomach
A protein involved in normal cell growth. It may be found in some types of cancers, and may cause the cancer to grow more quickly and spread to other parts of the body
A network of cells, tissues, and organs that helps the body fight infections and other diseases
The length of time from the start of treatment for a disease, such as cancer, that half of the patients in a group of patients diagnosed with the disease are still alive
The length of time from the start of treatment for a disease, such as cancer, that half of the patients in a group of patients diagnosed with the disease live with the disease but it does not get worse
The length of time from either the date of diagnosis or the start of treatment for a disease, such as cancer, that patients diagnosed with the disease are still alive
The length of time from the start of treatment that a patient lives with the cancer without their disease getting worse
A type of treatment that uses medicines to target specific molecules that cancer cells need to survive and spread. Targeted therapies work in different ways to treat cancer