filgrastim mds

my stats seem to go up and down so I only have to take it now every 2 wks. It is unknown whether filgrastim (Neupogen) increases or decreasses an individual's risk of developing cancer. Based on limited long-term data from healthy people ( if a person is healthy why would they need neupogen in the first place ) who have received filgrastim, no long-term risks have been found so far. good luck to you....hope this helped!

Do you mean filgrastim? And are you saying Dengue fever? It would be a surprising though perhaps not impossible use of filgrastim. Dengue is usually treated by pain managers and sometimes hospitalization and a blood transfusion. Anyway, if you have a legitimate prescription from a doctor, you should be able to fill it in the United States.

For this reason, patients are prescribed antibiotics and even receive injections to increase white blood counts (such as filgrastim or lenograstim). If this 0.4 value really pertains to your white counts, then I believe this is really low and what you are experiencing is a condition called 'febrile neutropenia'. I would suggest you ask your doctor about filgrastim or lenograstim injections aside from the Levaquin. Regards.

Filgrastim is also prescribed as pegfilgrastim (called Neulasta). My doctor used the 500 neutrophill count as a cut-off, so every time I got down around 500 I used Neulasta. The interferon drops neutrophils and platelets. Some people can do okay with low neutrophils but just as many end up with kidney and sinus infections, etc., that make you even more miserable.

Doctors unable to give any explanation for such wide variations on a dose to dose basis. Till date, I have also taken 5 doses of Filgrastim - the WBC Stimulator. Can you pleae advice possible reasons for such wide fluctuations.

Finally, saw a hemotologis in 2007 who diagnose MDS with Refactory Anemia. I was advised no known cause and and no cure. I have not had a bone marrow biopsy. I am receiving supportive care only. Some research I've done indicated that my low wbc could be due to diurects--which I take.Does anyone have any info about this as a possible cause. I would like to hear from anyone who have the same DX , and who may be receving treatment. Thanks so much.

Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) or NEUPOGEN® (Filgrastim) may reduce your chance of getting an infection, but it does not prevent all infections. An infection can happen anytime your neutrophil counts are low. Look for signs of infection, such as fever, chills, rash, sore throat, diarrhea, or redness, swelling, or pain around a cut or sore. If you have any of these signs, contact your health care professional immediately. http://www.neulasta.com/starting-chemo-with-neulasta/about-neulasta-neupogen.

Musculoskeletal symptoms have been the most frequently reported adverse effects of filgrastim therapy. Bone pain has been reported in approximately 22% of patients. Reactivation of pseudogout occurred in a patient receiving chemotherapy. Postmarketing reports have included decreased bone density and osteoporosis in pediatric severe chronic neutropenia (SCN) patients receiving chronic treatment with filgrastim.

Hi, With modern medical advances, especially effective anti-emetics, and growth factors (filgrastim), chemotherapy has become safer and more tolerable over the last decade or so. Hair loss will be your major side effect, and some intermittent illnesses may also be expected during the course of chemotherapy. But your overall long-term benefit will be much more than these temporary effects. All the Best!

, the primary ‘rescue’ meds are (generic) epoetin alpha (brand names Epogen, Procrit, Aransp), and filgrastim (generic) (brand name Neupogen). We do have a platelet booster here that has been approved for cancer treatment; it is generically known as oprelvekin (brand name Neumega), but its use has not been FDA approved for HCV treatment to my knowledge; it tends to worsen hemolytic anemia, although we have had a few patients in forum that have tried it.

I can't really comment on the treatment of your MDS. In MDS, the bone marrow does not make enough normal blood cells for the body, and this could be due to a number of possible reasons. Usually in MDS the cause of the changes to the bone marrow is unknown. In a small number of cases, MDS is thought to be linked to exposure to some chemicals, such as certain solvents, or to radiation. MDS can also be caused by treatment with chemotherapy or radiation therapy for other diseases.

You can discuss ‘Neupogen (filgrastim) with the doc; this is a GCSF drug that stimulates bone marrow production of white cells. It is generally initiated when absolute neutrofils reach .500 or that vicinity; some docs allow closer to .350, depending on occupation and other matters.

I personally saw about 20 MDs before finding my way to a Lyme specialist ... only one of those 20-odd MDs tested me for Lyme, and she (an endocrinologist) told me that my positive test result was probably inaccurate [as they can be], and she was certain I couldn't have Lyme, and so didn't pursue it. I did, however, and finally was treated by another MD.

Hello, this is my first time on this forum. I just wanted to see if anyone is having or has had some of the same problems. Five weeks ago I started a 48 week treatment for hep b with 180 mg Pegasys. The nurse gave me my first injection in my arm which hurt for two weeks. Since then, I've alternated the injection sites. Twice in my thighs and twice in my belly. I have these big, round, red rashes with bruises in the middle. They just seem to be getting worse.

My father-in-law died of MDS. They sent him to Houston for treatment (we are in Florida). MDS is nasty disease. My father-in-law did both Procrit and transfusions but they didn't seem to help much. Have they said anything about sending your Mom to a teaching/research hospital?

s one reason Lyme is hard to diagnose (because the symptoms shift around) and hard to get MDs to agree on a definition of Lyme, since the tests are imperfect and much of a Lyme diagnosis relies on those ever-shifting symptoms. It looks from your address like you live in MD, which I think is a Lyme hot spot. Were you tested for 'coinfections' such as babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, bartonella, and a few others?

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You've seen enought MDs and had enough tests to find some catastropic health problem. At this point spending a lot of money on something that isn't getting worse is not appropriate. If something new develops return to your MDs, have periodic check ups. There are lots of things that happen in the human body that we (MDs) can't explain but that do not portend serious disease.

NEUPOGEN® ( Filgrastim ) Program is designed to assist those patients who are medically indigent (patients may be uninsured or underinsured). Eligibility is based on patient's insurance status and income level.

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