Etoposide and bone marrow failure Patient Reports February 12, 2012

Etoposide Side Effects Report #5304163-5
Etoposide side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from IRELAND on Apr 12, 2007. Male patient, 40 years of age, was diagnosed with teratoma, renal transplant and was treated with Etoposide. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bone marrow failure, bone marrow toxicity, metastases to lung, neutropenic sepsis, renal impairment, teratoma. Etoposide dosage: 120MG/M2. During the same period patient was treated with SANDIMMUNE, CARBOPLATIN, ALLOPURINOL, COLCHICINE, PREDNISOLONE, NIFEDIPINE, OMEPRAZOLE, ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM. Patient recovered.

Etoposide Side Effects Report #5448256-0
Etoposide side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from IRELAND on Sept 04, 2007. Male patient, 40 years of age, was diagnosed with teratoma, renal transplant and was treated with Etoposide. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bone marrow failure, bone marrow toxicity, metastases to lung, neutropenia, neutropenic sepsis, renal impairment, teratoma. Etoposide dosage: 240 MG/D. During the same period patient was treated with SANDIMMUNE, CARBOPLATIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Etoposide Side Effects Report #6104378-2
Etoposide side effect was reported by a Health Professional from DENMARK on Feb 16, 2009. Male patient, 36 years of age, was diagnosed with precursor t-lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukaemia and was treated with Etoposide. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bone marrow failure, disease recurrence, gastrointestinal necrosis, headache , immune system disorder, infection , osteonecrosis , pyrexia, stem cell transplant. Etoposide dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with CYTARABINE, VINCRISTINE SULPHATE, METHOTREXATE, DOXORUBICIN, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE. Patient was hospitalized and became disabled. Patient recovered.

Etoposide Side Effects Report #6111271-8
Etoposide side effect was reported by a Health Professional from DENMARK on Feb 16, 2009. Male patient, 26 years of age, was diagnosed with precursor t-lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukaemia and was treated with Etoposide. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood stem cell harvest, bone marrow failure, disease recurrence, gastrointestinal necrosis, headache , immune system disorder, infection , osteonecrosis . Etoposide dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with CYTARABINE, VINCRISTINE SULPHATE, METHOTREXATE, DOXORUBICIN, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE. Patient was hospitalized and became disabled. Patient recovered.


Etoposide Side Effects Report #5811858-3
Etoposide side effect was reported by a Health Professional from SWITZERLAND on July 14, 2008. Female patient, child 11 years of age, was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma and was treated with Etoposide. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: appendicitis , bone marrow failure, febrile neutropenia, gastrointestinal perforation. Etoposide dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with IFOSFAMIDE, METHOTREXATE, CYTARABINE, DEXAMETHASONE. Patient recovered.

Etoposide Side Effects Report #5128296-1
Etoposide side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 11, 2006. Female patient, 37 years of age, was diagnosed with choriocarcinoma, metastases to lung and was treated with Etoposide. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: arthralgia, bone marrow failure, dyspnoea, nephropathy toxic, stomatitis. Etoposide dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, COSMEGEN, VINCRISTINE. Patient recovered.

Etoposide Side Effects Report #4832473-4
Etoposide side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on July 14, 2005. Female patient, 56 years of age, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and was treated with Etoposide. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bacteraemia, bone marrow failure, febrile neutropenia, nausea . Etoposide dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with MITOXANTRONE, CYTARABINE, OPIUM TINCTURE, VALTREX, LEVOFLOXACIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Etoposide Side Effects Report #5811855-8
Etoposide side effect was reported by a Health Professional from SWITZERLAND on July 14, 2008. Male patient, child 12 years of age, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and was treated with Etoposide. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: appendicitis , bone marrow failure, febrile neutropenia. Etoposide dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with CYTARABINE, DAUNORUBICIN. Patient recovered.

Etoposide Side Effects Report #5241695-2
Etoposide side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Feb 13, 2007. Male patient, 42 years of age, weighting 229.3 lb, was diagnosed with stomatitis and was treated with Etoposide. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bone marrow failure, clostridial infection, delayed engraftment, febrile neutropenia, gastrointestinal necrosis, hypotension, impaired healing, international normalised ratio increased, jaundice . Etoposide dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with KEPIVANCE, MELPHALAN, ONDANSETRON, DEXAMETHASONE, DOMPERIDONE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Etoposide Side Effects Report #6033865-0
Etoposide side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Jan 06, 2009. Female patient was treated with Etoposide. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: bone marrow failure, foetal growth retardation, pyrexia. Etoposide dosage: 25 MG/M2 FOR EACH CYCLE. During the same period patient was treated with DAUNORUBICIN. Patient recovered.