Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness

September is Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month

As a specialty pharmacy 100% focused on oncology, our goal is to improve the lives of leukemia and lymphoma patients with expanded access, clinical programs developed by Board-Certified Oncology pharmacists, and the 24/7 availability of our clinicians and oncology nurses.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Facts

Leukemia and Lymphoma are often linked together because they are both cancers that are not associated with a tumor. Lymphomas are cancers that affect the lymph system and start in cells called lymphocytes. Leukemia is a cancer of the early blood-forming tissues, including your bone marrow and lymph system1.

There are two main types of Lymphoma:

  • Hodgkin – starts in the B lymphocytes (B cells) of the lymph system (helps fight infection and controls fluids), commonly in the lymph nodes in the upper part of the body and spreads from node to node.
  • Non-Hodgkin (NHL) – starts in the lymphocytes anywhere lymph tissue is found: lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow, thymus, adenoids and tonsils, or the digestive tract.

Types of Leukemia

There are several types of leukemia, which are divided based mainly on whether the leukemia is acute (fast growing) or chronic (slower growing), and whether it starts in myeloid cells or lymphoid cells.2

  • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
  • Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

Onco360 dispenses these medications to treat leukemia and lymphoma.**

 

Adcetris® (brentuximab vedotin)
Adriamycin® (doxorubicin)
Alecensa® (alectinib)
Alkeran®, Evomela® (melphalan)
Alunbrig® (brigatinib)
Ara-C (cytarabine)
Arranon® (nelarabine)
Asparlas® (calaspargase pegol-mknl)
Beleodaq® (belinostat)
Besponsa® (inotuzumab ozogamicin)
BiCNU® (carmustine)
Blenoxane® (bleomycin)
Blincyto® (blinatumomab)
Bosulif® (bosutinib)
Brukinsa® (zanubrutinib)
Busulfex®, Myleran® (busulfan)
Calquence® (acalabrutinib)
Clolar® (clofarabine)
Columvi™ (glofitamab-gxbm)
Copiktra® (duvelisib)
Cytoxan® (cyclophosphamide)
Dacarbazine
Daunorubicin
Daurismo™ (glasdegib)
Decadron® (dexamethasone)
Deltasone® (prednisone)
Elzonris® (tagraxofusp-erzs)
Epkinly™ (epcoritamab-bysp)
Erwinaze® (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi)
Fludara® (fludarabine)
Folotyn® (pralatrexate)
Gazyva® (obinutuzumab)
Gleevec® (imatinib)
Idamycin® (idarubicin)
Ifex® (ifosfamide)
Imbruvica® (ibrutinib)
Inqovi® (decitabine/cedazuridine)
Intron® A (recombinant interferon alfa 2b)
Istodax® (romidepsin)
Jaypirca™ (pirtobrutinib)
Keytruda® (pembrolizumab)
Kyprolis® (carfilzomib)
Leukeran® (chlorambucil)
Lorbrena® (loratinib)
Lunsumio™ (mosunetuzumab)
Mavanclad® (cladribine)
Mesnex® (mesna)
Mozobil® (plerixafor)
Mylotarg™ (gemtuzumab ozogamicin)
Ninlaro® (ixazomib)
Nipent™ (pentostatin)
Novantrone® (mitoxantrone)
Oncaspar® (pegaspargase)
Onureg® (azacitidine)
Opdivo® (nivolumab)
Pegasys (peginterferon-alfa 2a)
Polivy® (polatuzumab vedotin)
Purixan® (mercaptopurine)
Revlimid® (lenalidomide)
Rituxan® (rituximab)
Rydapt® (midostaurin)
Rylaze® (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi recombinant)
Scemblix® (asciminib)
Sprycel® (dasatinib)
Tabloid® (Thioguanine)
Targretin® (bexarotene)
Tasigna® (nilotinib)
Tazverik® (tazemetostat)
Tibsovo® (ivosidenib)
Toposar® (etoposide)
Treanda®, Bendeka® (bendamustine)
Trexall® (methotrexate)
Trisenox® (arsenic trioxide)
Vanflyta® (quizartinib)
Velban® (vinblastine)
Velcade® (bortezomib)
Venclexta® (venetoclax)
Vincasar PFS® (vincristine)
Xalkori® (crizotinib)
Xospata® (gilteritinib)
Xpovio® (selinexor)
Zelboraf® (vemurafenib)
Zolinza® (vorinostat)
Zydelig® (idelalisib)
Zykadia® (ceritinib)
Zynlonta® (loncastuximab tesirine)

**This list is a small portion of the comprehensive medications Onco360 can dispense.

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Helpful Resources

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Lymphoma Research Foundation

American Cancer Society

National Cancer Institute

1https://www.guthrie.org/services-treatments/leukemia-and-lymphoma#:~:text=Leukemia%20and%20Lymphoma%20are%20both,bone%20marrow%20and%20lymph%20system

2https://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemia.html

*2023 nomination by MMIT in the Independent Specialty Pharmacy category. MMITnetwork.com