Arsenic Leukemia Treatment Side Effects

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Arsenic leukemia treatment side effects.

Common adverse reactions to arsenic trioxide include leukocytosis gastrointestinal side effects eg nausea vomiting diarrhea abdominal pain fatigue edema hyperglycemia dyspnea and cough. Ringing in the ears. Side effects not requiring immediate medical attention. Arsenic is a type of carcinogen that s gray silver or white in color.

Medications that can cause an irregular heartbeat qt interval prolonging drugs interacts with arsenic. Small red or purple spots on the skin. Loss of bowel or bladder control. In clinical studies the most commonly reported side effects with atra tretinoin arsenic trioxide are shown here.

There isn t enough information to work out how often this side effect might happen. Swelling of the abdominal or stomach area. Small red or purple spots on the skin. Chemo or mylotarg is more likely to be included in treatment if this risk is higher.

Swelling of the abdominal or stomach area. A note about side effect percentages liver dysfunction 63 heart rhythm abnormalities 16. Eye dryness redness or pain. Injection site reactions pain redness or swelling.

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. Acute promyelocytic leukemia apl in patients whose cancer has a certain type of chromosome mutation that affects the pml gene and rara gene. Arsenic trioxide is approved to be used with tretinoin to treat. If you notice any other effects check with your healthcare professional.

In adults with newly diagnosed apl that is low risk. Atra plus ato is often the preferred treatment in people at lower risk of the leukemia coming back as it tends to have fewer side effects. Common side effects of trisenox include. Taking arsenic along with other.

Ringing in the ears. Some forms of arsenic might cause an abnormal heart beat. Trisenox arsenic trioxide is a cancer medication used to treat a cancer of the blood and bone marrow called acute promyelocytic leukemia or apl. A bone marrow biopsy is usually done about a month after starting treatment to see if the leukemia is in remission.

There have been a few reports of people developing a second cancer some years after arsenic trioxide treatment.