Keytruda and Head injury - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Head injury is reported as a side effect among people who take Keytruda (pembrolizumab), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Inlyta, and have Endometrial cancer.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Head injury when taking Keytruda. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 57,304 people who have side effects when taking Keytruda from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Keytruda?
Keytruda has active ingredients of pembrolizumab. It is often used in renal cell carcinoma. eHealthMe is studying from 57,404 Keytruda users. Check the latest studies of Keytruda.
What is Head injury?
Head injury is found to be associated with 2,631 drugs and 3,246 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Head injury.
57,304 people reported to have side effects when taking Keytruda.
Among them, 90 people (0.16%) have Head injury.

Among these 90 people:
How long have people been on Keytruda when they have Head injury? *
- < 1 month: 37.5 %
- 1 - 6 months: 25.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 16.67 %
- 1 - 2 years: 8.33 %
- 2 - 5 years: 12.5 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Head injury when taking Keytruda? *
- female: 53.41 %
- male: 46.59 %
What is the age of people who have Head injury when taking Keytruda? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 14.29 %
- 50-59: 15.87 %
- 60+: 69.84 %
What are other drugs people take besides Keytruda? *
- Inlyta: 8 people, 8.89%
- Ondansetron: 6 people, 6.67%
- Amlodipine: 3 people, 3.33%
- Lisinopril: 3 people, 3.33%
- Magnesium: 3 people, 3.33%
- Flomax: 3 people, 3.33%
- Gabapentin: 3 people, 3.33%
- Zejula: 2 people, 2.22%
- Lidocaine: 2 people, 2.22%
- Lyrica: 2 people, 2.22%
What are other side effects people have besides Head injury? *
- Fall: 33 people, 36.67%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 23 people, 25.56%
- Diarrhea: 18 people, 20.00%
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 15 people, 16.67%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 15 people, 16.67%
- Dry Mouth: 14 people, 15.56%
- Pain: 12 people, 13.33%
- Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 12 people, 13.33%
- Rashes (redness): 12 people, 13.33%
- Back Pain: 11 people, 12.22%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Lung Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour of lung): 9 people, 10.00%
- Endometrial Cancer: 9 people, 10.00%
- Malignant Melanoma (skin cancer rises from melancytes): 7 people, 7.78%
- Osteosarcoma Metastatic (a cancerous (malignant) bone tumour can spreads to other parts): 7 people, 7.78%
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Stage Iv: 4 people, 4.44%
- Oral Cancer (mouth cancer): 3 people, 3.33%
- Neoplasm Malignant (cancer tumour): 3 people, 3.33%
- Lung Cancer - Non-Small Cell (lung cancer): 3 people, 3.33%
- Ovarian Cancer (cancer of ovary): 3 people, 3.33%
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic (type of epithelial lung cancer spreads to other parts): 2 people, 2.22%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Keytruda:
- Keytruda (57,404 reports)
Head injury treatments and more:
- Head injury (160,560 reports)
How severe was Head injury and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of pembrolizumab:
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+
Browse all side effects of Keytruda:
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Head injury:
- Head injury (2,631 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Head injury:
- Head injury (3,246 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on pembrolizumab (the active ingredients of Keytruda) and Keytruda (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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