Decitabine and Head injury - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Head injury is reported as a side effect among people who take Decitabine (decitabine), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Jakafi, and have Acute myeloid leukaemia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Head injury when taking Decitabine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 4,601 people who have side effects when taking Decitabine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Decitabine?

Decitabine has active ingredients of decitabine. eHealthMe is studying from 4,605 Decitabine users. Check the latest studies of Decitabine.

What is Head injury?

Head injury is found to be associated with 2,621 drugs and 3,252 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Head injury.

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On Sep, 03, 2026

4,601 people reported to have side effects when taking Decitabine.
Among them, 25 people (0.54%) have Head injury.

Could Decitabine cause Head injury?

Among these 25 people:

How long have people been on Decitabine when they have Head injury? *

  • < 1 month: 80 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 20 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Head injury when taking Decitabine? *

  • female: 26.09 %
  • male: 73.91 %

What is the age of people who have Head injury when taking Decitabine? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 4.76 %
  • 60+: 95.24 %

What are other drugs people take besides Decitabine? *

  1. Jakafi: 7 people, 28.00%
  2. Metoclopramide: 3 people, 12.00%
  3. Glycyrrhiza: 3 people, 12.00%
  4. Kaolin: 3 people, 12.00%
  5. Piroxicam: 3 people, 12.00%
  6. Hydroxyurea: 3 people, 12.00%
  7. Senna: 3 people, 12.00%
  8. Simethicone: 3 people, 12.00%
  9. Hydrocodone: 3 people, 12.00%
  10. Synthroid: 3 people, 12.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Head injury? *

  1. Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 13 people, 52.00%
  2. Fall: 8 people, 32.00%
  3. Haemoglobin Decreased: 7 people, 28.00%
  4. Fever: 6 people, 24.00%
  5. Cerebral Haemorrhage (bleeding within the brain): 6 people, 24.00%
  6. Febrile Neutropenia (fever with reduced white blood cells): 5 people, 20.00%
  7. Weakness: 5 people, 20.00%
  8. White Blood Cell Count Decreased: 5 people, 20.00%
  9. Ecchymosis (a discoloration of the skin resulting from bleeding underneath): 5 people, 20.00%
  10. Stomatitis (inflammation of mucous membrane of mouth): 5 people, 20.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts): 12 people, 48.00%
  2. Primary Myelofibrosis (primary disorder of the bone marrow): 7 people, 28.00%
  3. Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 2 people, 8.00%
  4. Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 2 people, 8.00%
  5. Heart Palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing): 1 person, 4.00%
  6. Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 1 person, 4.00%
  7. Allergies: 1 person, 4.00%
  8. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 1 person, 4.00%
  9. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 1 person, 4.00%
  10. Diabetes: 1 person, 4.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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How severe was Head injury and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of decitabine:

Sub-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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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on decitabine (the active ingredients of Decitabine) and Decitabine (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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