Cachexia and drugs of ingredients of carmustine (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Cachexia is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of carmustine, especially for people who are male, 50-59 old . This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 6,477 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of carmustine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Bicnu, Carmustine, Gliadel.
6,477 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of carmustine.
Among them, 6 people (0.09%) have Cachexia
What is Cachexia?
Cachexia (loss of weight) is found to be associated with 660 drugs and 1,202 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Cachexia.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Gender of people who have Cachexia when taking drugs with ingredients of carmustine *:
- female: 20 %
- male: 80 %
Age of people who have Cachexia when taking drugs with ingredients of carmustine *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 75 %
- 60+: 25 %
Conditions people have *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system): 2 people, 33.33%
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 2 people, 33.33%
- Haematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilisation: 1 person, 16.67%
- Bone Marrow Conditioning Regimen: 1 person, 16.67%
Other drugs people take *:
You may use this to check any potential interacting drugs.
- Melphalan: 3 people, 50.00%
- Cyclophosphamide: 3 people, 50.00%
- Rituxan: 2 people, 33.33%
- Prednisone: 2 people, 33.33%
- Oncovin: 2 people, 33.33%
- Etoposide: 2 people, 33.33%
- Dexamethasone: 2 people, 33.33%
- Cytarabine: 2 people, 33.33%
- Campath: 2 people, 33.33%
- Tepadina: 1 person, 16.67%
Other side effects people have besides Cachexia *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected side effects.
- Cardiac Failure: 3 people, 50.00%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 2 people, 33.33%
- Ventricular Dysfunction (heart dysfunction): 2 people, 33.33%
- Mucosal Inflammation (infection of mucous membrane): 2 people, 33.33%
- Sepsis (a severe blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death): 2 people, 33.33%
- Blood Culture Positive: 2 people, 33.33%
- Respiratory Acidosis (respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, causes the ph of blood and other bodily fluids to decrease): 2 people, 33.33%
- Rash Scaly: 2 people, 33.33%
- Cardiac Arrest: 2 people, 33.33%
- Pneumothorax (the presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung): 2 people, 33.33%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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.
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How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on carmustine. All drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. brand name and generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
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