Treanda Side Effects

Treanda chemotherapy treatment side effects and adverse reactions include the following:

• nausea and vomiting
• diarrhea
• heartburn
• constipation
• abdominal pain
• mouth sores
• changes in taste and dry mouth
• weight loss
• loss of appetite
• headache
• changes in mood
• insomnia
• joint, muscle, and/or bone pain
• dry skin
• sweating
• injection site pain or redness
• allergic reaction

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Warnings & Recalls for Treanda

Speak to your doctor about the following before you are treated with Treanda:

• if you are pregnant, nursing, or are considering becoming pregnant. Treanda chemotherapy is a Pregnancy Category D drug and may cause harm to an unborn child.
• if you have a weakened immune system
• fever
• liver disease
• history of smoking
• metabolic disorders

Certain individuals who have received treatment with Treanda have developed cancers. It is not known whether or not treatment with Treanda might cause cancer. Chemotherapy has been known to cause myelosuppression (bone marrow suppression), a decrease in the cells involved in the body’s defense against disease and injury. This is a serious complication that can result in death. If you already suffer from a weakened immune system, speak to your doctor about the possible risk of myelosuppression.

Treanda Treatment and Use

Treanda | bendamustine injection is a chemotherapy drug produced by Cephalon Inc. that is indicated in the treatment of indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) as well as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). In addition to these two purposes, Treanda may be used to treat other conditions that have not been approved by the FDA.

Treanda chemotherapy has been observed to destroy the cells that cause NHL and CLL. It isn’t known exactly how Treanda treats these types of cancers. Compared to another drug called chlorambucil, Treanda had a better treatment response in patients. Treanda also was shown to extend the time patients had before a relapse of leukemia after treatment.

Treanda has with it certain side effects that you should go over with your doctor before beginning treatment. Look at the “side effects” and “warnings” tabs on this page for more information.

Treanda chemotherapy dosage

Treanda for cancer treatment is given as an intravenous injection on an outpatient basis. Each treatment lasts approximately 30 minutes and is given on the first and second day of a 28 day cycle.

Other Names for Treanda

Brand name:

• Treanda

Generic (unavailable):

• bendamustine injection

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