filgrastim therapy

I am afraid it will force me to discontinue the therapy. Has any one exprienced such problem during therapy? please give me some advice how can i prevent this infection. I am really ashamed of having such thing around my privet areas. I am at 21/48 week, current WBC count is 1600. At 12 week blood test was UND, liver and kideny enzymes are still normal.

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!

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.

s more to do with infections from human bacteria. Contrary to what most people think, those who are under going antiviral therapy are not as susceptible to infection as those who are undergoing something like cancer chemo therapy. If the ANC drops too low they should be careful but not so concerned as to avoid all contact with other people. Doctors differ but the ANC threshold is usually 500 before filgrastim (Neupogen) is administered.

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.

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!

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.

Thus local treatment (surgery) would not treat the distant spread, and these would continue to grow and appear on scans shortly after surgery. Hence a combination of local (radiation) and systemic (chemotherapy) therapy was tried and showed better results. Studies have shown that a combination of chemotherapy (usually with a platinum and etoposide) and radiation therapy offers the best chances of remission.

Moderate neutropenia is a common adverse effect of hepatitis C antiviral therapy with peginterferon alfa causing bone marrow suppression, resulting in absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) of <750/mm3 in approximately 20% of those treated. Peginterferon alfa doses of <60% of target dose appears to reduce SVR.

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.

, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Briefly, Neupogen (generically filgrastim) is prescribed to increase low white blood cells as a result of interferon therapy. It’s also called a granulocyte colony stimulating factor, or GCSF drug. The labs used to track the need for this is the patient’s ‘absolute neutrofil’ count, located in the Complete Blood Count. Procrit (generically epoetin alpha) is used to stimulate bone marrow for production of red blood cells.

I used Neulasta, the pegylated form of filgrastim. More expensive but supposed to hold your neuts up longer when they are getting stomped by the IFN (I have good insurance). No side effect problems with it at all and it took my neut level from .640 to 12 overnight and kept me out of danger level for about 6 weeks. Better than an interferon reduction if patient is responsive to it.

Neulasta is a peglated version of Neupogen which is also know as filgrastim. It's used to stimulate production of neutrophils, a component of whilte blood cells. It can be taken less often than regular 'ol Neupogen. I found it rougher than Neupgen in that it had some side effects, mainly bone pain. I found Neupogen to be side-less. Aranesp is Darbepoetin Alfa which is like Procrit (epo). It is also taken less often than Procrit.

Neulasta is the expensive pegylated counterpart of neupogen. Same drug (filgrastim). Otherwise all you can do is reduce the interferon and it's generally considered better not to do that before you've cleared the virus. I don't know of any ways to reduce your risk of infection. What are you thinking of when you say that, please?

We present a case of a severe gastrointestinal complication in a patient receiving HCV combination therapy and advocate caution in continuing therapy in patients with neutropenia, especially in the presence of underlying co-morbidities such as cirrhosis "Fatal Neutropenic Enterocolitis during Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection" Author: Kim, JH Add.

Has anyone had physical therapy and water therapy at the end of their pregnancy tp help with severe back pain?

t working together properly, either. So in addition to the vestibular therapy, I had therapy for Convergence Insufficiency. When an object was within a certain distance from my face, my eyes wouldn't work together to keep the object in focus. There are other issues related to convergence where the eyes don't work well together. Good luck to you. That's great that you'll have an eye exam with someone experienced with head injuries. Let us know what you learn...

Yesterday I went to my evaluation and first physical therapy session. The individual conducting the session and evaluation obviously has worked with many MS clients. She knew all about the drugs I am taking and asked pertinent question about any pain I might be experiencing.

went to therapy - alot came out about mymom death when I was young. I just wasn't sure about how much I have repressed. MY WHOLE LIFE IS REPRESSED. I journaled this morning and it came to mind with a major cry fit..that as a child, I did everything I could-for 5 long years up to the age of 14 to make it all ok. But then she died. It just hit me this late in life that I couldn't fix that or protect it in anyway. Has anyone ever been in this type of a position?

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