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Old Sun May 24, 2009, 07:08 AM
Birgitta-A Birgitta-A is offline
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Low neutriphils and nausea

Hi Chirley,
I have no personal experience of Revlimid but think you are right about getting Neupogen or similar drugs that increase the neutrophils.

Then there are many articles about preventing nausea - I am dreading that adverse reaction like you do - and have read much about nausea because I prepare myself for Vidaza treatment.

http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.o...full/12/9/1143

In short they recommend a combination of 3 kinds of drugs:
1 Serotonin inhibitors:
Aloxi palonosetron or
Kytril granisetron or
Navoban tropisetron or
Zofran ondansetron

2 NK1-receptor blockers
Emend aprepitant

3 Steroids
Dexacortal dexametason

Hope you will have positive effects and no adverse reactions!
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
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