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Life with advanced GIST is a constant battle and treatments often stop working.
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Living With GIST
Life with advanced GIST is a constant battle and treatments often stop working.
See whyQinlock may cause serious side effects, including:
A skin problem called palmar‑plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome. Skin problems are common and sometimes can be severe. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you develop redness, pain, blisters, bleeding, or swelling on the palms of your hands or soles of your feet, or severe rash during treatment with Qinlock.
New skin cancers. Qinlock may cause skin cancers called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, keratoacanthoma, or melanoma. Talk to your healthcare provider about your risk for these cancers. Your healthcare provider should check your skin before and during treatment with Qinlock to look for any new skin cancers. Check your skin and tell your healthcare provider right away about any skin changes, including a:
High blood pressure (Hypertension). High blood pressure is common with Qinlock and can be severe. Your healthcare provider should check your blood pressure regularly during treatment with Qinlock.
Heart problems. Your healthcare provider should check you for signs or symptoms of heart failure before starting Qinlock and regularly during treatment with Qinlock. Heart failure can be serious and can sometimes lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following signs or symptoms during your treatment with Qinlock:
Risk of wound healing problems. Wounds may not heal well during treatment with Qinlock. Tell your healthcare provider if you plan to have any surgery before or during treatment with Qinlock. Your healthcare provider should tell you when to stop taking Qinlock before a planned surgery and when you may start taking Qinlock again after surgery.
Risk of sensitivity to sunlight (photosensitivity). Your skin may be sensitive to the sun or other forms of light during treatment with Qinlock. Avoid or limit exposure to direct sunlight, sunlamps, and other sources of ultraviolet radiation during treatment and for at least 1 week after stopping treatment with Qinlock. Use sunscreen and wear clothes that cover your skin if you need to be out in the sun.
The most common side effects of Qinlock include:
These are not all the possible side effects of Qinlock.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1‑800‑FDA‑1088.
It is not known if Qinlock is safe and effective in children.
Before taking Qinlock, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider if you:
Females who can become pregnant:
For males with female partners who can become pregnant:
Qinlock may affect fertility in males which may affect the ability to have children. Talk to your healthcare provider if this is a concern for you.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over‑the‑counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Qinlock and certain other medicines can affect each other causing side effects or affect how Qinlock works.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
General information about the safe and effective use of Qinlock.
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use Qinlock for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give Qinlock to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about Qinlock that is written for health professionals.
What is Qinlock?
Qinlock is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) who have received prior treatment with 3 or more kinase inhibitor medicines, including imatinib, for their GIST.
Please see complete Prescribing Information, including Patient Information.
Qinlock may cause serious side effects, including:
A skin problem called palmar‑plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome. Skin problems are common and sometimes can be severe. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you develop redness, pain, blisters, bleeding, or swelling on the palms of your hands or soles of your feet, or severe rash during treatment with Qinlock.
New skin cancers. Qinlock may cause skin cancers called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, keratoacanthoma, or melanoma. Talk to your healthcare provider about your risk for these cancers. Your healthcare provider should check your skin before and during treatment with Qinlock to look for any new skin cancers. Check your skin and tell your healthcare provider right away about any skin changes, including a:
High blood pressure (Hypertension). High blood pressure is common with Qinlock and can be severe. Your healthcare provider should check your blood pressure regularly during treatment with Qinlock.
Heart problems. Your healthcare provider should check you for signs or symptoms of heart failure before starting Qinlock and regularly during treatment with Qinlock. Heart failure can be serious and can sometimes lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following signs or symptoms during your treatment with Qinlock:
Risk of wound healing problems. Wounds may not heal well during treatment with Qinlock. Tell your healthcare provider if you plan to have any surgery before or during treatment with Qinlock. Your healthcare provider should tell you when to stop taking Qinlock before a planned surgery and when you may start taking Qinlock again after surgery.
Risk of sensitivity to sunlight (photosensitivity). Your skin may be sensitive to the sun or other forms of light during treatment with Qinlock. Avoid or limit exposure to direct sunlight, sunlamps, and other sources of ultraviolet radiation during treatment and for at least 1 week after stopping treatment with Qinlock. Use sunscreen and wear clothes that cover your skin if you need to be out in the sun.
The most common side effects of Qinlock include:
These are not all the possible side effects of Qinlock.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1‑800‑FDA‑1088.
It is not known if Qinlock is safe and effective in children.
Before taking Qinlock, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider if you:
Females who can become pregnant:
For males with female partners who can become pregnant:
Qinlock may affect fertility in males which may affect the ability to have children. Talk to your healthcare provider if this is a concern for you.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over‑the‑counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Qinlock and certain other medicines can affect each other causing side effects or affect how Qinlock works.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
General information about the safe and effective use of Qinlock.
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use Qinlock for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give Qinlock to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about Qinlock that is written for health professionals.
What is Qinlock?
Qinlock is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) who have received prior treatment with 3 or more kinase inhibitor medicines, including imatinib, for their GIST.
Please see complete Prescribing Information, including Patient Information.
