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A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine in a hospital or cancer treatment center. This medicine is given through an IV catheter that is placed into one of your veins. You may need to stay at the hospital or treatment center for at least 1 hour after you receive this medicine to make sure you do not have any serious side effects.
You may receive other medicines (eg, allergy medicine, fever medicine, steroids) before starting treatment with this medicine.
Portions of this document last updated: May 01, 2024
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