Etoposide and Sciatica - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Sciatica is reported as a side effect among people who take Etoposide (etoposide), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Cyclophosphamide, and have Burkitt lymphoma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Sciatica when taking Etoposide. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 77,756 people who have side effects when taking Etoposide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Etoposide?

Etoposide has active ingredients of etoposide. eHealthMe is studying from 77,815 Etoposide users. Check the latest studies of Etoposide.

What is Sciatica?

Sciatica (a set of symptoms including pain caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots of each sciatic nerve) is found to be associated with 1,169 drugs and 1,413 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Sciatica.



On Sep, 21, 2025

77,756 people reported to have side effects when taking Etoposide.
Among them, 13 people (0.02%) have Sciatica.

Could Etoposide cause Sciatica?

Among these 13 people:

How long have people been on Etoposide when they have Sciatica? *

  • < 1 month: 100 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 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 Sciatica when taking Etoposide? *

  • female: 0.0 %
  • male: 100 %

What is the age of people who have Sciatica when taking Etoposide? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 25.0 %
  • 20-29: 16.67 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 25.0 %
  • 50-59: 8.33 %
  • 60+: 25.0 %

What are other drugs people take besides Etoposide? *

  1. Cyclophosphamide: 9 people, 69.23%
  2. Methotrexate: 6 people, 46.15%
  3. Prednisolone: 5 people, 38.46%
  4. Mesna: 4 people, 30.77%
  5. Carboplatin: 4 people, 30.77%
  6. Dexamethasone: 4 people, 30.77%
  7. Oxaliplatin: 4 people, 30.77%
  8. Cytarabine: 4 people, 30.77%
  9. Ifosfamide: 4 people, 30.77%
  10. Cisplatin: 3 people, 23.08%

What are other side effects people have besides Sciatica? *

  1. Drug Ineffective: 8 people, 61.54%
  2. Febrile Neutropenia (fever with reduced white blood cells): 6 people, 46.15%
  3. Mucosal Inflammation (infection of mucous membrane): 5 people, 38.46%
  4. Disease Progression: 5 people, 38.46%
  5. Hepatitis B: 4 people, 30.77%
  6. Pelvic Pain: 4 people, 30.77%
  7. Type 1 Diabetes: 2 people, 15.38%
  8. Fever: 2 people, 15.38%
  9. Pancytopenia (medical condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red and white blood cells, as well as platelets): 2 people, 15.38%
  10. Peripheral Motor Neuropathy (muscles in the body become progressively weaker over months to years): 2 people, 15.38%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Burkitt Lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system): 3 people, 23.08%
  2. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system): 2 people, 15.38%
  3. Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (lung disorder caused by aspergillus fungi): 2 people, 15.38%
  4. B-Cell Type Acute Leukaemia (cancer of the white blood cells): 2 people, 15.38%
  5. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (All) (cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts): 2 people, 15.38%
  6. Pain: 1 person, 7.69%
  7. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 1 person, 7.69%
  8. B Precursor Type Acute Leukaemia (lymphoid cancer): 1 person, 7.69%

* 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 etoposide (the active ingredients of Etoposide) and Etoposide (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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