The treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) has advanced considerably in recent years. The availability of the second-generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron and the NK1 receptor antagonists has significantly improved the clinical efficacy of anti-emesis. These drugs form...
Chemotherapy and immunotherapy are two commonly used cancer treatments, but they differ in some key ways. One of the main differences is that chemotherapy uses drugs that destroy cells, including both cancer and healthy cells. Immunotherapy doesn’t directly attack cancer cells but instead helps the...
"When they are talking about preventative chemotherapy, that is in case there are any other cells that were left behind after the surgery, to make sure those are not the seeds of a cancer that grows back." The NHS describes adjuvant chemotherapy as chemotherapy used to "reduce the ris...
What are the risks of IT chemo? IT chemo may cause a headache, fever, nausea, or vomiting. It may also cause your eyes to be sensitive to light. Spinal fluid may leak from the LP site. Your nerves or spinal cord may be damaged during an LP. If you have an Ommaya reservoir, it ...
What are the side effects? If the pain doesn't go away, should I call you before taking more than my normal dose? How long will this prescription last? Should I take it with food? What if I forget to take it? What other drugs can I take with this?
Why?Because, more than ever, chemotherapy (化疗) and radiation, once the only ways of cancer treatment, are being paired with or replaced by varieties of new drugs and treatments.For example,the first medication for what was previously considered an "undruggable" lung cancer was recently ...
are usually used to target cells during the DNA replication and cell division phases. Using chemo at these phases damages the cancer cells and helps keep the cancer from spreading. And since most cells in your body spend less time in these phases, they’re less impacted by chemotherapy drugs...
Potential drug–drug interactions mediated by the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter and solute carrier (SLC) transporter families are of clinical and regulatory concern. However, the endogenous functions of these drug transporters are not well understood. Discussed here is evidence for the roles ...
Mouth sores are extremely common during chemotherapy, affecting more than 4 in 10 patients. They can also occur during radiation therapy to the head or neck. These burn-like sores can appear on the gums, tongue, lips, and roof or floor of the mouth. They’ll usually crop up within a fe...
What is TCHP chemotherapy and how is it used? How long can you stay on Herceptin and Perjeta? How are biosimilars named? In January 2017 the FDA issued a guidance on naming conventions for biosimilars. According to the guidance the nonproprietary name designated "will be a proper name that ...