About this episode
This is the 66th episode in my drug pronunciation series. In this episode, I divide Yescarta and axicabtagene ciloleucel into syllables, tell you which syllables to emphasize, and share my sources. The written pronunciations are below and in the show notes on https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com. Note: we don't cover pharmacology in this series. Just pronunciations. The FULL show notes are available at https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast. Yescarta = yes-kar-ta yes, as in "an affirmative reply." kar, a car is a vehicle you can drive. ta, like tabasco No emphasis is indicated in the literature, but I tend to emphasize the middle syllable "kar." Written pronunciation source = medication guide for Yescarta on yescarta.com. Spoken pronunciation source = the patient testimonial video on yescarta.com. ~3 minute mark axicabtagene ciloleucel = AX-i-KAB-ta-jeen SYE-loe-LOO-sel The first word is AX-i-KAB-ta-jeen ax, like the tool used for splitting wood (ax) i (ih), which is a short "I" sound, like the "I" in the word "president" cab, like a taxi cab ta, like tabasco jeen, as in gene therapy Emphasize AX and KAB. KAB gets slightly more emphasis. The second word is SYE-loe-LOO-sel. SYE + loe = silo, like a missile silo LOO, like the nickname for a man name Louis Sel, like select Emphasize SYE and LOO. LOO gets slightly more emphasis. Written pronunciation source = USP Dictionary Online Spoken pronunciation - Kite Pharmaceuticals med info line and KelleyCPharmD (Thank you!) If you'd like to recommend a drug name for this series, please reach out through the contact form on my website, thepharmacistsvoice.com. If you know someone who would like to learn how to say Yescarta and axicabtagene ciloleucel, please share this episode with them. Subscribe for all future episodes. This podcast is on all major podcast players and YouTube. Popular links are below. ?? Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/42yqXOG Spotify https://spoti.fi/3qAk3uY Amazon/Audible https://adbl.co/43tM45P
