Elotuzumab Injection

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About Elotuzumab Injection

Elotuzumab injection is used along with lenalidomide (Revlimid) and dexamethasone or along with pomalidomide (Pomalyst) and dexamethasone to treat multiple myeloma (a type of cancer of the bone marrow) that has not improved with treatment or that had improved after treatment with other medications but later returned. E… Read the full Elotuzumab Injection drug information page →

Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 9, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

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Contraindicated

Elotuzumab Injection Bacillus Of Calmette And Guerin Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Measles Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Mumps Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Rubella Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Smallpox Monkeypox Vaccine An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Typhoid Vaccine Typhim VI® An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Varicella Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Yellow Fever Vaccine Stamaril An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details

Major

Elotuzumab Injection Adenovirus Vaccine Type 4, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Adenovirus Vaccine Type 7, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Cholera Vaccine Ipol An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Ebola Zaire Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Influenza Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Elotuzumab Injection Rotavirus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details

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