Options of treatment for mesotelioma - medecines
The Traditional Quimoterapia
This traditional method uses special carcinogen medicines (cytotoxins) and chemicals to try to kill the malignant cells. Often this treatment is offered like an additional therapy along with the radical surgery and/or in combination with the x-ray or the immunotherapy, especially when the cancer has extended beyond a opearble area. The test against mesotelioma has become vitiates with many drugs, but a success limited with all has been had.
The quimoterapéuticos agents or systemic (in the torrent can be administered intrapleuramente blood) or (within the same pleural cavity). These cytotoxic drugs are very powerful and can cause severe indirect effect. You would have to speak with his doctor sonre these indirect effect.
Additional resources:
Including/understanding the Quimoterapia - detailed information on the quimoterapia, its indirect effect and the present scientific researches.
Informative page of the Center of Cancer of the University of Pennsylvania on the quimoterapia
Abstract of the National Institute of Cáncer (NCI) on “clinical tests” www.cancer.gov/espanol/#4 and questions and answers.
Malignant Mesotelioma:
- National institute of Cancer - for patients
- National institute of Cancer - for professionals of the health
Onconase
A new drug for the quimoterapia is at the moment in the third stage of the clinical tests. We hope that he is more effective and less harmful for the healthful cells that the traditional quimoterapia.
The Onconase (a contraction of the words “oncology” and “ribonuclease”) was developed by the scientists of the Alphacell Corporation. It is a descomponedora protein of the ribonucléico acid that increases the effects carcinogen of the conventional quimoterapia. Normally, the body expels carcinogen drugs, making one more a higher dose necessary of toxic drugs. The results suggest the Oconase can do that these resistant cells are suceptibles to a normal dose, reducing the indirect effect thus.
Additional resources:
Clinical tests with the Onconase through country are being realized: Alfacell Corporation
Lovastatin:
The lovastatina is a tolerated drug or used to deal with the high levels the cholesterol and has given positive results like secondary or attached treatment to inhibit the growth of the mesoteliales cells. At present, clinical tests with this drug are not being realized.
Article of the news: http://www.lungusa.org/press/medical/medmay98.html
The Lovastatina induces apoptosis in cells malignans of mesotelioma.
Megace:
The Megace (megestrol) is a synthetic form of progesterone (feminina hormone sexual) that reduces the production of other hormones that stimulate the cancer. Its effectiveness is trying on as treatment for the cancer to I have dinner, mesotelioma and other cancers. This drug also like stimulating is being used for the appetite of the patients with AIDS.
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