Bendamustine Plus Rituximab Side Effects

Fever cough mouth sores trouble breathing.

Bendamustine plus rituximab side effects.

Redness of the skin. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. Increased risk of getting an infection. Low amount of potassium in the blood.

Increased risk of getting an infection is due to a drop in white blood cells. Tumor lysis syndrome 3 destruction of red blood cells hemolysis. Stomach pain or heartburn. Symptoms include a change in temperature aching muscles headaches feeling cold and shivery and generally unwell.

You might have other symptoms depending on where the infection is. 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. Low blood cell counts. Nausea vomiting diarrhea constipation.

You may report side effects to fda at 1 800 fda 1088. 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. A decreased number of lymphocytes in the blood. 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.

Tightness in the chest. 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. Hives itching or rash. This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur.

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. Burning or stinging of the skin. Painful cold sores or blisters on the lips nose eyes or genitals. Loss of appetite weight loss.

Swelling of the eyelids face lips hands or feet. Common side effects may include. Yes the more chemo a person gets usually the worse the side effects. 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.