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Your Doctor Discussion Guide

Tracking your symptoms is important because it helps your doctor tailor your treatment. Mark any symptoms you’ve experienced and their frequency.

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Symptoms that you have been experiencing:

Frequently Sometimes Never Is this a new
symptom?
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Fever
Chills
Night sweats
Swollen lymph nodes
Fluid accumulation
Fatigue
Weight loss
Abdominal pain
Fever
Chills
Night sweats
Swollen lymph nodes
Fluid accumulation
Fatigue
Weight loss
Abdominal pain

During Your Visit

Questions you may want to ask your doctor:

  • Are you making any changes to my treatment? If so, what should I expect?
  • How will I know if SYLVANT is working for me?
  • How long will it take for me to see an improvement with SYLVANT treatment, and what kinds of improvements can I expect?

List any additional questions or comments you might have for your doctor about iMCD or your current or future treatment:

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SYLVANT® (siltuximab) for injection

APPROVED USE

SYLVANT® (siltuximab) is a prescription medicine used to treat people with multicentric Castleman’s disease (MCD) who do not have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) infection.

It is not known if SYLVANT is safe and effective in children.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Do not take SYLVANT if you have had a severe allergic reaction to siltuximab or any of the ingredients in SYLVANT. See the Patient Information for SYLVANT for a complete list of ingredients.

SYLVANT® (siltuximab) for injection

APPROVED USE

SYLVANT® (siltuximab) is a prescription medicine used to treat people with multicentric Castleman’s disease (MCD) who do not have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) infection.

It is not known if SYLVANT is safe and effective in children.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Do not take SYLVANT if you have had a severe allergic reaction to siltuximab or any of the ingredients in SYLVANT. See the Patient Information for SYLVANT for a complete list of ingredients.

Tell your healthcare provider if you have an infection. You should not receive SYLVANT if you have a severe infection.

Tell your healthcare provider if you have had a recent vaccination or are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not receive a live vaccine during your treatment with SYLVANT.

Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if SYLVANT will harm your unborn baby. You should not become pregnant while receiving treatment with SYLVANT. Females who are able to become pregnant should use effective birth control during treatment with SYLVANT and for 3 months after stopping treatment.

Tell your healthcare provider if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if SYLVANT passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will take SYLVANT or breastfeed. You should not do both.

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 SYLVANT include rash, itching, upper respiratory tract infection, swelling, weight gain, and increased blood level of uric acid.

These are not all the possible side effects of SYLVANT. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

For more information, please see the full Prescribing Information.