Chemotherapy for kidney cancer...!!!
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Chemotherapy uses anti cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. These work by disrupting the growth of cancer cells. The drugs circulate in the bloodstream around the body.
Chemotherapy is not as effective at treating kidney cancer as some other treatments, such as targeted therapy or biological therapy drugs. But you may be offered chemotherapy as part of a clincal trial or in combination with a targeted therapy or biological therapy treatment. If you are, your GP should talk to you about the drugs you might have.
Chemotherapy is not as effective at treating kidney cancer as some other treatments, such as targeted therapy or biological therapy drugs. But you may be offered chemotherapy as part of a clincal trial or in combination with a targeted therapy or biological therapy treatment. If you are, your GP should talk to you about the drugs you might have.
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Chemotherapy works on the same principles as radiation therapy except that chemicals are used to kill malignant cells or slow their growth. The specific type of chemotherapy depends on the site of metastases, type and grade of tumor, and physical condition of the patient. Many chemotherapy programs combine several different drugs to kill malignant cells that might be resistant to a single drug. Chemotherapy may be administered in a hospital or on an outpatient basis. The drugs may be taken by mouth, by intravenous infusion, or by simple injection.
Although chemotherapy is the standard treatment for most solid tumors, kidney cancer is generally resistant to chemotherapy.The reason for the resistance of kidney cancer cells to chemotherapy is not completely understood. However, it is now known that kidney cancer cells produce an overabundance of multidrug-resistance-associated protein, which acts to repel various chemotherapeutic agents away from the cancer cell.
5-Fluorouracil (5FU) appears to be the most effective chemotherapeutic agent currently available for kidney cancer, but response rates are only in the range of 5% to 8%. Therefore, at present, chemotherapy is generally used in combination with other therapies or reserved for patients entering clinical trials to test new agents and for patients who failed to respond to immunotherapy. Researchers continue to study new drugs, new drug combinations, and new treatment approaches.
As in radiation therapy, chemicals can damage normal cells. As a result, patients may experience side effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, allergic reactions, and low white blood cell counts. The severity of these side effects depends on dosage, the specific drug used, the patient, the course of treatment, and other factors. These effects may last for a few hours to a few days.
Dietary or herbal supplements during chemotherapy:We don't yet know much scientifically about how some nutritional or herbal supplements may interact with chemotherapy. Some could be harmful. It is very important to let your doctors know if you take any supplements. Or if you are prescribed therapies by alternative or complementary therapy practitioners.
Talk to your specialist about any other tablets or medicines you take while you are having active treatment.
Below is the video discussing general chemotherapy technique used in cancers ...
Although chemotherapy is the standard treatment for most solid tumors, kidney cancer is generally resistant to chemotherapy.The reason for the resistance of kidney cancer cells to chemotherapy is not completely understood. However, it is now known that kidney cancer cells produce an overabundance of multidrug-resistance-associated protein, which acts to repel various chemotherapeutic agents away from the cancer cell.
5-Fluorouracil (5FU) appears to be the most effective chemotherapeutic agent currently available for kidney cancer, but response rates are only in the range of 5% to 8%. Therefore, at present, chemotherapy is generally used in combination with other therapies or reserved for patients entering clinical trials to test new agents and for patients who failed to respond to immunotherapy. Researchers continue to study new drugs, new drug combinations, and new treatment approaches.
As in radiation therapy, chemicals can damage normal cells. As a result, patients may experience side effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, allergic reactions, and low white blood cell counts. The severity of these side effects depends on dosage, the specific drug used, the patient, the course of treatment, and other factors. These effects may last for a few hours to a few days.
Dietary or herbal supplements during chemotherapy:We don't yet know much scientifically about how some nutritional or herbal supplements may interact with chemotherapy. Some could be harmful. It is very important to let your doctors know if you take any supplements. Or if you are prescribed therapies by alternative or complementary therapy practitioners.
Talk to your specialist about any other tablets or medicines you take while you are having active treatment.
Below is the video discussing general chemotherapy technique used in cancers ...