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An example is verapamil, which can dampen down the scar tissue and can help it flatten out. Interferon alfa-2b has been shown to work well when injected into the curved bit of the penis. ...
Imatinib works by blocking the effect of tyrosine kinase. Interferon alfa . This medicine has been shown to help the immune system to combat leukaemia cells.
Chemotherapy with hydroxyurea or interferon alfa 2b can reduce splenomegaly. Interferon reduces spleen size in 30-50% of patients with myeloproliferative disease. [ 6 ] Surg...
Drugs: salicylates, iodine, lithium, phenylbutazone, oxyphenbutazone, trazodone, penicillin, hydroxychloroquine, calcipotriol, interferon alfa and recombinant interferon-beta injecti...
Intracystic treatments Systemic chemotherapy does not work but intracystic chemotherapy has been performed with reasonable outcomes and minimal side-effects. [ 9 ] Intracystic interferon al...
It is also important in the prevention and treatment of amyloidosis. [ 11 ] Different ethnic groups seem to have different risks of developing amyloidosis (eg, risk in Ashkenazi Jewish people is l...
There is no one specific drug treatment for the disease. [ 8 ] A number of therapeutic options have shown some response in trials: Oral methylprednisolone appears to give a good response in s...
Patients with VIPoma frequently respond dramatically to small doses of somatostatin analogues with cessation of diarrhoea. [ 4 ] Somatostatin analogues are not useful in the treatment of patients ...
Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp/Aranesp SureClick), Store darbepoetin alfa injections in a fridge. If you accidentally miss a dose, contact your doctor to discuss when you...
Examples include indometacin, colchicine, potassium iodide, dapsone, ciclosporin, doxycycline, metronidazole, isotretinoin, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil, adalimumab, infliximab, intrav...
The following drugs are just some that have been implicated: Ciclosporin A Vincristine Tacrolimus Cisplatin Interferon alfa Antiretroviral therapy Erythropoietin ...
Intralesional corticosteroids slow proliferation but are less commonly used now [ 12 ] . Interferon alfa (IFN-α) is used in some cases [ 13 ] . Surgical excision of proliferating stra...
Hydroxycarbamide and interferon alfa represent standard first-line options for newly diagnosed high-risk PV patients.
Localised lesions are treated by excision but more diffuse lesions may need additional treatment with chemotherapy such as 5-fluorouracil and interferon alfa-2b. Conjunctival squamous cel...
Combination dual drug therapy usually consists of weekly self-administered subcutaneous injections of pegylated interferon alfa and daily oral doses of oral ribavirin. The combination of riba...
Recombinant interferon alfa. Of the chemotherapeutic agents, pentostatin, gemcitabine, doxorubicin and oral retinoids seem to be particularly effective [ 10 ] .
A combination of intralesional steroids and intense pulsed light has been found to improve clinical outcome compared with intralesional steroids alone. [ 16 ] Interferon therapy ...
More widespread KS or organ involvement requires systemic therapy - eg, interferon alfa, liposomal anthracyclines, paclitaxel. There is a case report describing worsening of KS lesions in ...
Management Current treatments include pegylated interferon alfa and liver transplantation, which can be curative [ 4 ] . Management is otherwise supportive.
Chemotherapeutic regimens involving hydroxyurea have been used but with little success. [ 16 , 17 ] Other drugs studied include temozolomide, RU-486 and interferon alfa, which have also ...