Why prednisone with chemotherapy
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ve seen doctors/you/LizzieLou reassure posters that Prednisone will not do anything, why is this if it is listed under drugs used for anti-rejection therapy? I'm sorry if I'm a bit of a pain, just trying to grasp.
The Cancer Care Ontario Practice guidelines, which were endorsed by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), recommend docetaxel (75 mg/m2) every three weeks plus prednisone (5 mg twice a day) for chemotherapy in men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer [18,19]. The guidelines recommend the continuation of gonadal androgen suppression but not antiandrogens during chemotherapy. Estramustine-based combinations are not recommended because of the higher incidence of complications.
I have been diagnosed with CIDP, and have gone through the "normal" protocol.. prednisone, IvIG, plasmapheresis, with no real help. My neurologist now suggests therapy with cytoxan or cellcept. He is "saving" the stem cell/bone marrow transplant as a last resort. I have read all of the info on both drugs and the risk/benefit for each.
Took her to the emergency room for x rays, ultrasound and then an endoscopy. The vet thinks she has IBD. Put her on Prednisone one week ago, along with antacids, and other meds to stop the diarrhea. She got very lethargic and lost her appetite. Took her back for one week checkup and vet explained large breed dogs some times react negatively to Prednisone by getting lethargic and haivng muscle atrophy. Cut her Prednisone in half and wanted to start her on Chlorambucil 2mg.
If the goal is complete remission and it is achieved...why continue with the treatments? I know remission does not mean cured, but it means no clinical signs of cancer in the body. If this is the case, then why is the dog subjected to weeks more chemo and expense if the cancer is in remission?
Are there any facts or studies showing longer survival times if chemotherapy is continued after remission is achieved?
I have a 8 year old male (neutered) indoor only cat, diagnosed last month with lymphoma (confirmed through rads and outside lab cytology). He is on 1 ml of prednisone once a day and recieving vincristine injections, once a week, for the last 3 weeks. He has had intermittent vomiting, mainly from the pred, since we switched from liquid pred to pills, the vomiting has decreased. Rads show that the tumor, in the thoraic cavity, has shrunk significantly since beginning the vincristine.
Unless your dog has a suppressed immune system (autoimmune disorder, on prednisone or chemotherapy etc) then he should be ok.
Rest up and drink a lot of fluids.
Hello all!
After my last post I've made some search here and now I am really scared.
I've had a 6 weeks post exposure ab+p24 ag test which came negative and a 12 weeks ab test which also came negative. I was cool until a week ago when the doctor told me I have oral candida. The problem is that it spread to the esofague and I can see it in my throat too and it feels like I have something there and it's really bothering.
Since your thrombocytopenia is likely because of the tumor, the best way to resolve the low platelet count is to treat the tumor itself with chemotherapy. But chemotherapy can only be done safely if your platelet counts are high enough, hence the need for intermittent IVIG treatment.
So to answer your question: your weakness and weight gain will begin to resolve once you stop receiving IVIG and steroids. These medications will only stop when you stop having episodes of thrombocytopenia.
Oh no! It's rare for lymph nodes to bleed. Were they definitely lymph nodes (LN) vs. salivary glands? In young dogs with large lymph nodes, we do worry about an aggressive cancer called lymphosarcoma (LSA), and it can cause a very sudden increase in LN size. Other ruleouts would be more benign like salivary gland problems - like a sialocele which is a "bubble" that fills with saliva, infections/abscesses, etc.
As Angie mentioned, it depends what kind of ovca you were diagnosed with. I was 1c with granulosa cell tumor. I did not have chemo. My understanding is that chemo is designed for more aggressive cancer cells and what I had is typically slow growing, I had a very early lesion with low mitotic rate, so chemo isn't thought to be as effective in preventing recurrence.
I needed to be pre-medicated with benadryl and prednisone due to a reaction i had shortly after my first taxitier treatment. Does my body reacting adversely to the chemo in the first place cause more severe side effects? I'm curious to know because i have had lumbar pain and knee pain ever since my chemotherapy.
Certain profiles have been associated with more or less benefit to chemotherapy. You may want to discuss this further with your oncologist. Your oncologist would be the most appropriate person who can discuss the risks/benefits of various options with you so that you can make an informed decision.
My 11 yr old toy poodle was diagnosed with copd last month. He is currently on prednisone and theophylline. For the past couple of weeks, his belly has been very distended and hard to the touch. This is making his breathing more difficult. He is slightly overweight, so I have cut down his food intake. He drinks about the same amount of water that he always did, even thought the prednisone is supposed to increase his thirst. He is releiving himself regularly.
I refuse to take the prednisone but my doctor says it is the first choice since IVIG are so expensive. I would rather go with the IVIG by IV's than do another dose of prednisone.
I wish I knew if EBV caused my low platelet count and what would be my options to raise them to normal count which is 150,000.
I researched it on WebMD.com and found that even with Chemotherapy, a patient with stage 4 only has a 1yr to 1 1/2yr to live. My father's cancer spread to his liver and stomach, and that was after a year of chemotherapy. It started out in his colon and a little on his liver. I was there the last 3 weeks of his life. He ended up starving to death because the cancer caused a blockage in his intestines and nothing could get through. All we could do was make him comfortable.
The doc want to put me on prednisone for two weeks prior to starting treatment, in order to deal with Cryoglobulinemia and associated vasculitis. Does it make sense to take the prednisone? I thought that tx is a way to get rid of the cryoglobulins. I was also under the impression that prednisone may lead to increased viral load, and that is the last thing that I would want before starting tx.
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