ROB WASN’T GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT—VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
ROB WASN’T GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT—VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
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[Vanessa and Rob are seated next to each other. Text on screen says “Rob and Vanessa”]
Rob: In May 2022, I'd turned forty-six years old, and I felt perfectly fine, and I was looking forward to another summer.
[On screen text: Rob and Vanessa are an actual patient and caregiver who were compensated for their time.]
[Footage of Rob and Vanessa packing up their car and hiking in the woods]
Rob: We went on this camping trip, and a few days into it I woke up in our tent and I literally couldn’t move. I'm in my sleeping bag. I can barely sit up, I could barely walk, my face is swollen -- something was very wrong. And so yea, they took an x-ray and they kind of pulled me aside they said “I'm pretty sure this is lymphoma. Do you know what lymphoma is?”
Vanessa: I was just like kind of in shock. Oh my goodness, I was not expecting to hear that. And then it was, all right, what do we have to do next?
Rob: A battery of tests, further imaging and scans. And eventually they got their way down to the subtype: large B-cell lymphoma.
[On screen text: First-line Treatment]
[Footage of hospitals and infusion]
Rob: The treatment was described as essentially five days, 24 hours a day of chemotherapy followed by roughly two weeks off, and that sequence would repeat six times.
Vanessa: Initially Rob was so sick to begin with it almost was a joke that Friday night was date night at the ER. So, we spent a lot of time in the emergency room with various issues.
Rob: I was hoping that I would fall into this lucky percentile where this works for me, that I’ve reached remission. But the imaging showed otherwise and learned that I was not looking at a very good prognosis at that point.
Rob: So, we sought out the advice of the National Institute of Health. And they helped devise a plan that included CAR T.
[On screen text: CAR T=chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy]
Rob: We were certainly interested in CAR T from our understanding of its effectiveness, and having an outpatient experience was a primary factor in our decision.
[On screen text: In transform 2L eligible trial, Breyanzi was compared to Standard Therapy which included transplant for eligible patients.]
[On screen text: CAR T treatment with Breyanzi® (lisocabtagene maraleucel)]
Voiceover: We will hear more of the story after this brief, important safety information.
Voiceover:
Indications
BREYANZI is a prescription medicine used to treat a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma:
BREYANZI is different than other cancer medicines because it is made from your own white blood cells, which have been genetically modified to recognize and attack your lymphoma cells.
Important Safety Information
What is the most important information I should know about BREYANZI?
BREYANZI may cause side effects that are life-threatening and can lead to death. Call your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following:
These are not all the possible side effects of BREYANZI. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. For more information, go to BREYANZI.com or call 1-888-805-4555. You may report side effects to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including Boxed WARNINGS and Medication Guide.
Rob: The infusion itself was actually fairly uneventful and went by pretty quick. Overall, my experience was fairly mild.
[On screen text: Treatment experiences, including side effects, may vary. Please see the important Safety information in this video for the serious side effects that can occur with Breyanzi.]
[On screen text: Rob’s Results]
Rob: By day thirty, the doctors, the oncologists were pretty thrilled. It was a complete response. Zero trace of lymphoma.
Vanessa: No evidence of disease.
Rob: No evidence of disease. Yeah. That's a great phrase.
[On screen: Image of CT Scan]
[On screen text: For illustration purposes only. Not an actual patient.]
Rob: When you’re a young person, you feel you will live forever, that you won’t be in the car accident, you won’t get cancer. And then one day it happens to you. And yea, that changes you. And it can make you afterwards stronger and more resilient and you value the things that were almost taken away. You know, I realize those things are more precious now. And I couldn’t ask for a better partner. Obviously this part is very raw for me.
[Rob and Vanessa kayaking]
Vanessa: If you have the opportunity to do CAR T, do it. Do it. Run towards it as fast as you can.
[On screen text: Talk to your doctor to find out if BREYANZI® is right for you.]
Voiceover:
Indications
BREYANZI is a prescription medicine used to treat a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma:
BREYANZI is different than other cancer medicines because it is made from your own white blood cells, which have been genetically modified to recognize and attack your lymphoma cells.
Important Safety Information
What is the most important information I should know about BREYANZI?
BREYANZI may cause side effects that are life-threatening and can lead to death. Call your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following:
It is important that you tell your healthcare providers that you have received BREYANZI and to show them your BREYANZI Patient Wallet Card. Your healthcare provider may give you other medicines to treat your side effects.
Before getting BREYANZI, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical problems, including if you have or have had:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medications you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
How will I receive BREYANZI?
What should I avoid after receiving BREYANZI?
What are the possible or reasonably likely side effects of BREYANZI?
The most common side effects of BREYANZI are:
BREYANZI can increase the risk of life-threatening infections that may lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you develop fever, chills, or any signs or symptoms of an infection.
BREYANZI can lower one or more types of your blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets). After treatment, your healthcare provider will test your blood to check for this. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get a fever, are feeling tired, or have bruising or bleeding.
BREYANZI may increase your risk of getting cancers including certain types of blood cancers. Your healthcare provider should monitor you for this.
Having BREYANZI in your blood may cause a false-positive HIV test result by some commercial tests.
These are not all the possible side effects of BREYANZI. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. For more information, go to BREYANZI.com or call 1-888-805-4555. You may report side effects to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including Boxed WARNINGS and Medication Guide.
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