Description
Tafasitamab, sold under the brand name Monjuvi, is a medication used in combination with lenalidomide for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
Tafasitamab may cause serious side effects including infusion related reactions, bone marrow suppression, infections, and harm to an unborn baby. The most common side effects of tafasitamab are low blood cell counts, fatigue, diarrhea, cough, fever, limb swelling, upper respiratory infection, and decreased appetite.
Tafasitamab is a humanized Fc-modified cytolytic CD19 antibody.
Tafasitamab was approved for medical use in the United States in July 2020. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication.