Afinitor and Enlarged prostate - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Enlarged prostate is reported as a side effect among people who take Afinitor (everolimus), especially for people who are 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Diovan, and have Neuroendocrine tumor.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Enlarged prostate when taking Afinitor. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 41,609 people who have side effects when taking Afinitor from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Afinitor?

Afinitor has active ingredients of everolimus. It is often used in breast cancer metastatic. eHealthMe is studying from 41,680 Afinitor users. Check the latest studies of Afinitor.

What is Enlarged prostate?

Enlarged prostate is found to be associated with 834 drugs and 1,399 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Enlarged prostate.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Sep, 03, 2026

41,609 people reported to have side effects when taking Afinitor.
Among them, 20 people (0.05%) have Enlarged prostate.

Among these 20 people:

How long have people been on Afinitor when they have Enlarged prostate? *

What is the age of people who have Enlarged prostate when taking Afinitor? *

What are other drugs people take besides Afinitor? *

What are other side effects people have besides Enlarged prostate? *

Malignant Neoplasm Progression (cancer tumour came back): 14 people, 70.00%
High Blood Pressure: 13 people, 65.00%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 13 people, 65.00%
Joint Pain: 12 people, 60.00%
Acute Kidney Failure: 11 people, 55.00%
Metastases To Lymph Nodes (cancer spreads to lymph node): 11 people, 55.00%
Metastases To Liver (cancer spreads to liver): 11 people, 55.00%
Bone Disorder: 10 people, 50.00%
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration (spinal disc degeneration): 9 people, 45.00%
Lymph Follicular Hypertrophy (an increase in the size of the lymph node follicles): 9 people, 45.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Neuroendocrine Tumor: 11 people, 55.00%
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 9 people, 45.00%
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Metastatic (cancer tumour that arise from cells of the endocrine (hormonal) and nervous systems and spreads to other part): 9 people, 45.00%
Joint Swelling: 9 people, 45.00%
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (spreadable kidney cell tumour): 5 people, 25.00%
High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 5.00%
Blood Triglycerides Decreased: 1 person, 5.00%
Carcinoid Syndrome (syndrome includes flushing and diarrhoea, and, less frequently, heart failure and bronchoconstriction): 1 person, 5.00%
Diarrhea: 1 person, 5.00%
Fluid Retention (an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the blood): 1 person, 5.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on everolimus (the active ingredients of Afinitor) and Afinitor (the brand name). 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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