Afinitor and Rales - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Rales is reported as a side effect among people who take Afinitor (everolimus), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Sandostatin, and have Renal cell carcinoma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Rales 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 Rales?

Rales (an abnormal respiratory sound characterized by fine crackles) is found to be associated with 893 drugs and 949 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Rales.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

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On Sep, 02, 2026

41,609 people reported to have side effects when taking Afinitor.
Among them, 62 people (0.15%) have Rales.

Among these 62 people:

How long have people been on Afinitor when they have Rales? *

What is the gender of people who have Rales when taking Afinitor? *

female: 33.87 %
male: 66.13 %

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

What are other drugs people take besides Afinitor? *

What are other side effects people have besides Rales? *

Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 31 people, 50.00%
Fever: 25 people, 40.32%
Pneumonia: 24 people, 38.71%
Cough: 22 people, 35.48%
Malignant Neoplasm Progression (cancer tumour came back): 20 people, 32.26%
Chest Pain: 16 people, 25.81%
Interstitial Lung Disease: 15 people, 24.19%
Rashes (redness): 15 people, 24.19%
High Blood Pressure: 14 people, 22.58%
Abdominal Pain: 13 people, 20.97%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Renal Cell Carcinoma (a kidney cancer): 14 people, 22.58%
Neuroendocrine Tumor: 13 people, 20.97%
Pain: 6 people, 9.68%
Constipation: 5 people, 8.06%
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: 5 people, 8.06%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 4 people, 6.45%
Diabetes: 4 people, 6.45%
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (spreadable kidney cell tumour): 4 people, 6.45%
Small Cell Lung Cancer Stage Unspecified (lung cancer in unknown stage): 4 people, 6.45%
Renal Cancer Metastatic (cancer of kidney spreads to other part): 4 people, 6.45%

* 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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