Melphalan and Ifex drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Melphalan (melphalan) and Ifex (ifosfamide). Common drug interactions include acute myeloid leukaemia among females and myelodysplastic syndrome among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Melphalan and Ifex. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 12 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Melphalan?
Melphalan has active ingredients of melphalan. eHealthMe is studying from 20,052 Melphalan users. Check the latest studies of Melphalan.
What is Ifex?
Ifex has active ingredients of ifosfamide. eHealthMe is studying from 829 Ifex users. Check the latest studies of Ifex.
12 people who take Melphalan and Ifex together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Melphalan and Ifex, by gender? *:
female:
- Acute myeloid leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts)
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Blood creatinine increased
- Death
- Delayed puberty
- Diarrhoea
- Febrile neutropenia (fever with reduced white blood cells)
- Growth retardation (delayed growth)
- Intermittent claudication
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged)
male:
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged)
- Stem cell transplant
- Second primary malignancy (after getting cure a cancer, a new cancer development)
What are the common drug interactions of Melphalan and Ifex, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Blood creatinine increased
- Death
- Delayed puberty
- Diarrhoea
- Febrile neutropenia (fever with reduced white blood cells)
- Growth retardation (delayed growth)
- Intermittent claudication
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged)
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
20-29:
n/a
30-39:
n/a
40-49:
n/a
50-59:
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged)
- Stem cell transplant
60+:
n/a
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Bone Marrow Conditioning Regimen: 8 people, 66.67%
- Transplant Failure (transplantation failed to meet outcome): 7 people, 58.33%
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system): 7 people, 58.33%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 4 people, 33.33%
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged): 2 people, 16.67%
- Synovial Sarcoma (tumour of synovial membrane of joint): 1 person, 8.33%
- Sarcoma (rare cancers that develop in the muscle, bone, nerves, cartilage, tendons, blood vessels and the fatty and fibrous tissues): 1 person, 8.33%
- Neuroblastoma (a cancer that forms in your nerve tissue): 1 person, 8.33%
- Ewing's Sarcoma Recurrent (malignant small, round, blue cell tumour- recurrent): 1 person, 8.33%
- Ewing's Sarcoma Metastatic (malignant small, round, blue cell tumour-metastatic): 1 person, 8.33%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zSub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on melphalan and ifosfamide (the active ingredients of Melphalan and Ifex, respectively), and Melphalan and Ifex (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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