Lenalidomide is used to treat multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndromes. It’s an immunomodulator, which is a fancy way of saying it helps control the immune system. It’s made to affect both the immune system and the growth of cancer cells.
You can get these capsules in strengths from 2.5 mg all the way up to 25 mg. Doctors usually recommend taking 25 mg of this stuff every day for the first three weeks of a four-week cycle. Each pack comes with 21 capsules, which is enough for your three doses in one cycle.
It works by tweaking the immune system and slowing down cancer cell growth, which might help shrink tumors and keep patients alive longer.
