Nexara Health — Health Canada Drug Establishment Licence #3-002896

YESCARTA 200000000 CELLS

Last verified 2026-09-10 · Source: Health Canada Drug Product Database (DPD), DIN 02485648

YESCARTA 200000000 CELLS — DIN 02485648

AXICABTAGENE CILOLEUCEL : 200000000 CELLS · GILEAD SCIENCES CANADA INC · SUSPENSION · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: MARKETED

What is YESCARTA?

YESCARTA 200000000 CELLS contains AXICABTAGENE CILOLEUCEL : 200000000 CELLS. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02485648, held by GILEAD SCIENCES CANADA INC, supplied as SUSPENSION for INTRAVENOUS administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 27-Nov-2019. Nexara Health is a licensed Canadian wholesale distributor (DEL 3-002896-A) and can source this product for hospitals, pharmacies and clinics. Availability and lead time are confirmed per order.

What is YESCARTA used for?

Adults with: 1. Refractory/relapsed DLBCL or HGBL after 1st-line therapy. 2. Relapsed/refractory LBCL after 2+ lines of therapy. 3. Relapsed/refractory Grade 1-3a Follicular Lymphoma (FL) after 2+ lines.

Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.

How is it supplied and stored?

Pack configuration, storage class and the handling constraints that drive cold-chain planning. One DIN can cover more than one pack size, and the pack — not the DIN — is what gets priced, shipped and invoiced.

Strength on the label200000000 CELLS
Dosage formSUSPENSION
RouteINTRAVENOUS
Pack configuration (monograph)Patient-specific single infusion bag containing approximately 68 mL of cell suspension.
StorageThawed YESCARTA may be stored at room temperature (20°C to 25°C) for up to 3 hours. Do NOT refreeze. (Note: Product is typically stored frozen in the vapor phase of liquid nitrogen).

Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.

Substance and classification

Active substanceAxicabtagene Ciloleucel
ATC codeL01XL03
AHFS class26:12.00
Biosimilar biologicNo

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Health Canada record and identifiers

The regulatory facts straight from the Drug Product Database, plus every identifier form Nexara accepts on a purchase order. A DIN written without its leading zeros is the commonest reason an order line fails to match.

DIN (8-digit, as used in ordering)02485648
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)2485648
Brand nameYESCARTA
Generic / active ingredientAXICABTAGENE CILOLEUCEL : 200000000 CELLS
Market authorization holderGILEAD SCIENCES CANADA INC
Health Canada schedulePrescription
ATC codeL01XL03
ATC anatomical main groupL — Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents
ATC therapeutic subgroupL01XL
Current statusMARKETED
Status date27-Nov-2019
Original market date2019-11-27 00:00:00
Status sourceLive Health Canada DPD sync

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Health Canada DPD record Approved product monograph (PDF)

How is it administered?

Single IV infusion. Target dose: 2 x 10^6 CAR-positive viable T cells/kg (max 2 x 10^8 cells). Requires lymphodepleting chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide/fludarabine) and premedication.

Included because it drives pack selection and wastage. Consult the monograph.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to any ingredient in the formulation, including non-medicinal ingredients (e.g., DMSO, gentamicin) or component of the container.

Warnings and precautions

Serious Warnings: Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) and Neurologic Toxicities (ICANS), both potentially fatal. Risk of secondary malignancies, prolonged cytopenias, and serious infections.

What can be used instead?

Alternatives on every axis a buyer actually considers — the same molecule in another presentation, the same class, an adjacent class, or a fixed-dose combination. Every row is led by the marketed DIN count, because that is what can be bought this week.

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC L01XL

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
Brexucabtagene AutoleucelTECARTUS22Yes
Lisocabtagene MaraleucelBREYANZI11Yes
TisagenlecleucelKYMRIAH11Yes
Axicabtagene CiloleucelYESCARTA11Yes
Idecabtagene VicleucelABECMA10Not in Canada
Ciltacabtagene AutoleucelCARVYKTI10Not in Canada
LifileucelAMTAGVI10Not in Canada

A molecule with zero marketed DINs cannot be sourced domestically, however many approvals it holds — if one of these sits on a formulary or in an older protocol, that is the line to check.

3 · Adjacent classes in ATC L01X

ATC subgroupMoleculesDINsMarketed
L01XXAflibercept · Altretamine · Amsacrine · Anagrelide · Arsenic Trioxide · +13 more4823
L01XGBortezomib · Carfilzomib · Ixazomib3018
L01XACarboplatin · Cisplatin · Oxaliplatin4512
L01XKNiraparib · Niraparib And Abiraterone · Olaparib · Talazoparib127
L01XJGlasdegib · Sonidegib · Vismodegib44
L01XDAminolevulinic Acid · Methyl Aminolevulinate · Porfimer Sodium53
L01XHRomidepsin · Vorinostat22
L01XFTretinoin22

Not clinical advice. These tables describe what can be supplied in Canada, not what should be prescribed. Substitution within or across classes is a prescriber and pharmacist decision, and interchangeability is determined provincially.

How can I get it?

Nexara Health supplies this product to licensed Canadian buyers — pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, licensed distributors, and clinical trial sponsors or their CROs. We confirm stock, pack size, expiry and pricing at the time of quotation. If the product is on backorder or in shortage, we identify equivalent alternatives and import options where permitted.

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Ordering questions

Who can buy this from Nexara?

Licensed entities only. Nexara holds Health Canada establishment licence DEL 3-002896-A and ships only to a licensed address. Patients and unlicensed buyers are routed to a partner pharmacy.

Is there a minimum order?

Yes, set per product line and per pack multiple rather than on the order total, so you are never asked to buy a part-pack. The minimum for this line is confirmed with your quote.

What is the lead time?

Confirmed per order at quotation, and it depends on current stock position and whether the product is in shortage.

Why is there no price on this page?

Nexara quotes a delivered Canadian price per order, against a verified licence. Foreign list prices are published on incompatible bases and are not a guide to what any buyer can obtain here, so this page shows which markets list the molecule and on what basis, and nothing more.

Can Nexara supply this for a clinical trial?

Yes — comparator and background-therapy supply, including sourcing from other markets where a Canadian pack will not satisfy the protocol. Clinical trial supply.

Sources and disclaimer

Product data sourced from the Health Canada Drug Product Database and the approved product monograph (PDF). Health Canada status reconciled against the live DPD sync. Last reviewed 10 Sep 2026.

Nothing on this page is medical advice. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesale distributor and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy. Alternatives tables describe supply, not clinical equivalence.

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