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The main side effects of vincristine are chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, hyponatremia, constipation, and hair loss. Vincristine-induced neuropathy is the main dose-limiting side effect. [9] Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy can be severe, and may be a reason to reduce or avoid using vincristine.
Data from 40 phase II and phase III studies with patients undergoing a one-hour infusion of 100 mg/m 2 docetaxel once every three weeks. Docetaxel is a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent. [12] [25] As with all chemotherapy, adverse effects are common, and many side effects have been documented.
Very common (greater than 10% of people experience them) adverse effects include loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. [2] Other side effects of unknown frequency include reduction in leukocytes, reduction in platelets, reduction in neutrophils, which can lead to increased infections including lung infections; severe allergy-like reactions that can lead to angioedema and skin reactions ...
A chemotherapy regimen is a regimen for chemotherapy, defining the drugs to be used, their dosage, the frequency and duration of treatments, and other considerations.In modern oncology, many regimens combine several chemotherapy drugs in combination chemotherapy.
GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss involve all kinds of side effects—good and not-so-good—that may or may not strike the average user. (Reminder that there are many of these meds now.
In 2023, more than five million Americans 12 and older reported a "prescription use disorder" within the past year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A study confirmed that side effects like pancreatitis and kidney damage are possible while taking GLP-1s like Ozempic. Here's what a doctor wants you to know.
Vinblastine is a vinca alkaloid [10] [3] [11] and a chemical analogue of vincristine. [12] [13] It binds tubulin, thereby inhibiting the assembly of microtubules. [14]Vinblastine treatment causes M phase specific cell cycle arrest by disrupting microtubule assembly and proper formation of the mitotic spindle and the kinetochore, each of which are necessary for the separation of chromosomes ...