- Sep 11, 2008
My mother is 75 yrs old and has multiple myeloma.After being on a dose of thalidomide 100mg...
thalidomide
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What is thalidomide?
Thalomid 100 mg Cap
Drug Name: THALIDOMIDE ORAL
Other Brand Names: Thalomid
Uses: This medication is used to treat or prevent certain skin conditions related to Hansen's disease, once known as leprosy (erythema nodosum leprosum). Thalidomide is also used with other drugs to treat a certain type of cancer (multiple myeloma). Thalidomide belongs to a class of drugs known as immunomodulators. It works in Hansen's disease by reducing swelling and redness (inflammation). It also reduces the formation of blood vessels that feed tumors.
Posts on thalidomide (132)
I was wondering if you know of any success with the drug Thalidomide. I have stage 4 ovaria...
Anyone else know more about this?
"A Brazilian case study report indicates that by addin...
Posted By Guido on February 23, 1999 at 15:37:42:
Hallo
I am translating a ...
Hi everyone,
I know Annie that you are doing it with topotecan. I wrote that down--my me...
- Sep 10, 2008
My mother was diagnosed with Ova Ca stage IIIC in Jan 07, after being on 6 rounds of carbo ...
Posted By HFH MD on February 25, 1999 at 13:00:35:
In Reply to: thalidomide posted by Gu...
Has anyone has any experience with:
Thalidomide (Considering adding it to topotecan)
Ayur...
- May 15, 2008
I found this interesting: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/291/22/2705
I found ...
- Feb 27, 2008
Newswise — A protein that stimulates blood vessel growth worsens ovarian cancer, but its pr...
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