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lenalidomide, an antianemic, biologic response modifier, hormone. indications This drug is used to treat transfusion-dependent anemia due to low or intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndrome and to treat multiple myeloma in combination with dexamethasone. contraindications Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and known hypersensitivity to this drug prohibit its use. adverse effects Adverse effects of this drug include chest pain, hypotension, palpitations, abdominal pain, anorexia, constipation, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, dysgeusia, xerosis, anemia, leucopenia, pancytopenia, thrombocytopenia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesia, arthralgia, back pain, myalgia, depression, dizziness, fatigue, fever, headache, sweating, peripheral neuropathy, cough, dyspnea, epistaxis, and rhinitis. A life-threatening side effect is pulmonary embolism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The patient who had the objective response following treatment with huN901-DM1 previously had been treated with multiple chemotherapy regimens including thalidomide and lenalidomide. Bortezomib (Velcade, Millennium), dasatinib (Sprycel, Bristol Myers-Squibb), decitabine (Dacogen, MGI Pharma), lenalidomide (Revlimid, Celgene), nelarabine (Arranon, GlaxoSmithKline), sorafenib (Nexavar, Bayer Pharmaceuticals), sunitinib (Sutent, Pfizer), thalidomide (Thalomid, Celgene), and trastuzumab (Herceptin, Genentech) are all now considered to have minimal emetic risk. She had previously been treated with thalidomide, lenalidomide, multiple chemotherapy regimens, and radiation therapy. |
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