Bendamustine Plus Rituximab Side Effects

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Bendamustine plus rituximab side effects.

Yes the more chemo a person gets usually the worse the side effects. Tumor lysis syndrome 3 destruction of red blood cells hemolysis. Low amount of potassium in the blood. Call your doctor or get medical help if any of these side effects or any other side effects bother you or do not go away.

Nausea vomiting diarrhea constipation. Painful cold sores or blisters on the lips nose eyes or genitals. Bendamustine side effects get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction hives difficult breathing swelling in your face or throat or a severe skin reaction fever sore throat burning in your eyes skin pain red or purple skin rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling. Symptoms include a change in temperature aching muscles headaches feeling cold and shivery and generally unwell.

Common side effects may include. Swelling of the eyelids face lips hands or feet. You might have other symptoms depending on where the infection is. Increased risk of getting an infection is due to a drop in white blood cells.

Stomach pain or heartburn. Redness of the skin. May lead to anemia 2 3 nausea or vomiting exact percentage not reported on average roughly 4 of patients 1 in 25 discontinue therapy due to unacceptable side effects. If experienced these tend to have a severe expression.

Low white blood cells 63 nausea 63 fatigue 44 58 anemia low red blood cells 56 infection 53 55 increased bleeding risk low platelets 52 constipation 27 32 vomiting 25 29 infusion reaction 17 25 rash or hives 20 24. Low blood cell counts. Side effects requiring immediate medical attention black tarry stools bleeding gums blood in the urine or stools chest pain chills cough or hoarseness diarrhea fever headache joint pain stiffness or swelling lack or loss of strength lower back side or stomach pain muscle aches nausea painful or. Hives itching or rash.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Increased risk of getting an infection. Feeling dizzy sleepy tired or weak. A decreased number of lymphocytes in the blood.

Tightness in the chest. And because bendamustine is a conventional chemo meaning that it is a cytotoxic alkalyning agent and works like many other cytotoxic tumor killing drugs i can speak in generalizations. Burning or stinging of the skin. Loss of appetite weight loss.