Leukine and Chills - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Chills is reported as a side effect among people who take Leukine (sargramostim), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Neupogen, and have Hypercalcaemia of malignancy.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Chills when taking Leukine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,173 people who have side effects when taking Leukine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Leukine?
Leukine has active ingredients of sargramostim. eHealthMe is studying from 2,188 Leukine users. Check the latest studies of Leukine.
What is Chills?
Chills (felling of cold) is found to be associated with 2,560 drugs and 3,472 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Chills.
2,173 people reported to have side effects when taking Leukine.
Among them, 97 people (4.46%) have Chills.

Among these 97 people:
How long have people been on Leukine when they have Chills? *
- < 1 month: 71.88 %
- 1 - 6 months: 15.62 %
- 6 - 12 months: 9.38 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 3.12 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Chills when taking Leukine? *
- female: 42.39 %
- male: 57.61 %
What is the age of people who have Chills when taking Leukine? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 9.59 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 24.66 %
- 50-59: 26.03 %
- 60+: 39.73 %
What are other drugs people take besides Leukine? *
- Carboplatin: 15 people, 15.46%
- Neupogen: 15 people, 15.46%
- Decadron: 14 people, 14.43%
- Tylenol: 13 people, 13.40%
- Cisplatin: 13 people, 13.40%
- Compazine: 13 people, 13.40%
- Coumadin: 13 people, 13.40%
- Taxotere: 13 people, 13.40%
- Benadryl: 12 people, 12.37%
- Avastin: 11 people, 11.34%
What are other side effects people have besides Chills? *
- Fever: 41 people, 42.27%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 22 people, 22.68%
- Dizziness: 19 people, 19.59%
- Weight Decreased: 17 people, 17.53%
- Pain: 15 people, 15.46%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 15 people, 15.46%
- Rashes (redness): 14 people, 14.43%
- Abdominal Pain: 14 people, 14.43%
- Chest Pain: 13 people, 13.40%
- Headache (pain in head): 13 people, 13.40%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Lung Cancer - Non-Small Cell (lung cancer): 10 people, 10.31%
- Hypercalcaemia Of Malignancy (elevated calcium (ca+) level in the blood with cancer): 10 people, 10.31%
- Pain: 7 people, 7.22%
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 7 people, 7.22%
- Malignant Melanoma (skin cancer rises from melancytes): 6 people, 6.19%
- Agranulocytosis (a deficiency of granulocytes in the blood, causing increased vulnerability to infection): 6 people, 6.19%
- Anal Cancer: 2 people, 2.06%
- Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 2 people, 2.06%
- Tumor Lysis Syndrome: 2 people, 2.06%
- Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts): 2 people, 2.06%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Leukine:
- Leukine (2,188 reports)
Chills treatments and more:
- Chills (145,628 reports)
How severe was Chills and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of sargramostim:
- Chills and drugs with ingredients of sargramostim (113 reports)
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 Leukine:
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 Chills:
- Chills (2,560 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Chills:
- Chills (3,472 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on sargramostim (the active ingredients of Leukine) and Leukine (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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