Sarcoma and drugs of ingredients of thalidomide (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Sarcoma is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of thalidomide, especially for people who are male, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for 1 - 6 months. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 54,179 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of thalidomide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Thalidomide, Thalomid.
54,179 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of thalidomide.
Among them, 24 people (0.04%) have Sarcoma
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 137 drugs and 309 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Sarcoma.
Number of reports submitted per year:
Time on drugs with ingredients of thalidomide when people have Sarcoma *:
- < 1 month: 20.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 60.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 13.33 %
- 1 - 2 years: 6.67 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
Gender of people who have Sarcoma when taking drugs with ingredients of thalidomide *:
- female: 47.83 %
- male: 52.17 %
Age of people who have Sarcoma when taking drugs with ingredients of thalidomide *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 10 %
- 20-29: 5 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 20 %
- 50-59: 25 %
- 60+: 40 %
Conditions people have *:
You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 2 people, 8.33%
- Tumor: 1 person, 4.17%
- Seasonal Allergy (allergic condition due to certain season): 1 person, 4.17%
- Sarcoma Uterus (type of tumour of uterus cancer): 1 person, 4.17%
- Primary Myelofibrosis (primary disorder of the bone marrow): 1 person, 4.17%
- Hypercalcaemia (elevated calcium (ca+) level in the blood): 1 person, 4.17%
Other drugs people take *:
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- Revlimid: 5 people, 20.83%
- Zometa: 3 people, 12.50%
- Aredia: 3 people, 12.50%
- Decadron: 3 people, 12.50%
- Velcade: 3 people, 12.50%
- Ativan: 2 people, 8.33%
- Flagyl: 2 people, 8.33%
- Lasix: 2 people, 8.33%
- Oxycontin: 2 people, 8.33%
- Lexapro: 2 people, 8.33%
Other side effects people have besides Sarcoma *:
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- Malignant Neoplasm Progression (cancer tumour came back): 15 people, 62.50%
- Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 5 people, 20.83%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 4 people, 16.67%
- Pain: 4 people, 16.67%
- Gait Disturbance: 3 people, 12.50%
- Joint Pain: 3 people, 12.50%
- Intervertebral Disc Protrusion (spinal disc protrusion): 3 people, 12.50%
- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration (spinal disc degeneration): 3 people, 12.50%
- Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood): 3 people, 12.50%
- High Blood Cholesterol: 3 people, 12.50%
* 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 thalidomide. 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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