Cytoxan vs. Afinitor: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Cytoxan and Afinitor. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 268,498 people who take Cytoxan and Afinitor, and is updated regularly.
What is Cytoxan?
Cytoxan has active ingredients of cyclophosphamide. It is often used in breast cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 19,693 Cytoxan users. Check the latest studies of Cytoxan.
What is Afinitor?
Afinitor has active ingredients of everolimus. It is often used in breast cancer metastatic. eHealthMe is studying from 41,680 Afinitor users. Check the latest studies of Afinitor.
268,498 people who take Cytoxan and Afinitor are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Afinitor (everolimus)
- Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Cytoxan:
- not at all: 4.35 %
- somewhat: 23.48 %
- moderate: 35.65 %
- high: 20.0 %
- very high: 16.52 %
Afinitor:
- not at all: 6.06 %
- somewhat: 9.09 %
- moderate: 30.3 %
- high: 45.45 %
- very high: 9.09 %
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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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Hu P, Lu L, Hu B, Deng F, Fei WJ, "Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Hypertensive Encephalopathy in a Young Girl With Lupus", The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2012 Apr .
- Hu P, Lu L, Hu B, Deng F, Fei WJ, "Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Hypertensive Encephalopathy in a Young Girl With Lupus", The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2012 Apr .
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Browse all side effects of Cytoxan:
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 side effects of Afinitor:
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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on cyclophosphamide and everolimus (the active ingredients of Cytoxan and Afinitor, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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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