Remicade and Sarcoma - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Sarcoma is reported as a side effect among people who take Remicade (infliximab), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months also take Diovan, and have Arthritis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Sarcoma when taking Remicade. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 222,651 people who have side effects when taking Remicade from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Remicade?
Remicade has active ingredients of infliximab. It is often used in crohn's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 224,011 Remicade users. Check the latest studies of Remicade.
What is Sarcoma?
Sarcoma (rare cancers that develop in the muscle, bone, nerves, cartilage, tendons, blood vessels and the fatty and fibrous tissues) is found to be associated with 135 drugs and 311 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Sarcoma.
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222,651 people reported to have side effects when taking Remicade.
Among them, 67 people (0.03%) have Sarcoma.

Among these 67 people:
How long have people been on Remicade when they have Sarcoma? *
- < 1 month: 17.65 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 23.53 %
- 1 - 2 years: 11.76 %
- 2 - 5 years: 17.65 %
- 5 - 10 years: 11.76 %
- 10+ years: 17.65 %
What is the gender of people who have Sarcoma when taking Remicade? *
- female: 58.33 %
- male: 41.67 %
What is the age of people who have Sarcoma when taking Remicade? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 5.0 %
- 20-29: 7.5 %
- 30-39: 10.0 %
- 40-49: 10.0 %
- 50-59: 30.0 %
- 60+: 37.5 %
What are other drugs people take besides Remicade? *
- Pantoprazole: 7 people, 10.45%
- Diovan: 7 people, 10.45%
- Enbrel: 6 people, 8.96%
- Methotrexate: 5 people, 7.46%
- Celebrex: 5 people, 7.46%
- Prednisone: 4 people, 5.97%
- Prednisolone: 4 people, 5.97%
- Ketoprofen: 3 people, 4.48%
- Vioxx: 3 people, 4.48%
- Folic Acid: 3 people, 4.48%
What are other side effects people have besides Sarcoma? *
- Malignant Melanoma (skin cancer rises from melancytes): 6 people, 8.96%
- Drug Ineffective: 6 people, 8.96%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 4 people, 5.97%
- Pain: 4 people, 5.97%
- Depression: 4 people, 5.97%
- Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating): 4 people, 5.97%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 4 people, 5.97%
- Cough: 4 people, 5.97%
- Hypersensitivity: 4 people, 5.97%
- Tumor: 4 people, 5.97%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 8 people, 11.94%
- Ankylosing Spondylitis (type of arthritis affecting the spine): 4 people, 5.97%
- Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 3 people, 4.48%
- Psoriasis (immune-mediated disease that affects the skin): 2 people, 2.99%
- Pain: 2 people, 2.99%
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 2 people, 2.99%
- Behcet's Syndrome (involves inflammation of the blood vessels): 2 people, 2.99%
- Oral Pain: 1 person, 1.49%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 1 person, 1.49%
- Intervertebral Disc Protrusion (spinal disc protrusion): 1 person, 1.49%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Remicade:
- Remicade (224,011 reports)
Sarcoma treatments and more:
- Sarcoma (4,206 reports)
How severe was Sarcoma and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of infliximab:
- Sarcoma and drugs with ingredients of infliximab (71 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 Remicade:
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 Sarcoma:
- Sarcoma (135 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Sarcoma:
- Sarcoma (311 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on infliximab (the active ingredients of Remicade) and Remicade (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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