What are cytotoxic medicines?
Cytotoxic drugs are strong drugs that belong to the group of antineoplastic drugs for the treatment of cancerous tumors. "Cyto" means "cell" and "toxic" means "harmful" or "deadly". These drugs are looking for and damaging cells in the body that grow rapidly, such as cancer cells. The general names of some common cytotoxic drugs include azathioprine, cyclophosphamide and methotrexate. These drugs may be administered as pills or intravenously as part of the chemotherapeutic regimen for cancer treatment, for the treatment of neoplastic disorders or for severe arthritis.
Cytotoxins are commonly administered with immunosuppressive drugs to reduce the need for harmful steroid treatment and prevent cancer cells. Cytotoxic drugs are also looking for other rapidly growing cells in the body such as hair cells, gonad cells and blood cells. The side effects of these drugs may include hair loss, nausea, vomiting, mucosal inflammation and bleeding. Despite unpleasant side effectsAnd, the patient and his doctor could choose cytotoxic drugs as the best use for cancer therapy.
The development of cancer therapy began after World War II using mustard nitrogen. Modern research has led to an explosion of useful antineoplastic drugs that have more tolerated side effects. Cytotoxic drugs, administered in early stages, can be effective against Hodgkin's disease, non-hodgkin lymphoma, testicular cancer, breast cancer and leukemia. Early detection is essential; Cytotoxic drugs are rarely effective after metastasized tumor.
These drugs are also known for their anti -inflammatory properties and are sometimes administered for the treatment of arthritis and other joint diseases, lupus, Wegener granulomatosis and vasculitis. Methotrexate is used in low doses for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Cytotoxic drugs work slowly in the body and patients may not notice effects for several tádnů.
These drugs are administered oncologists and patients are carefully monitored by an undesirable reaction. Cytotoxic drugs are considered dangerous carcinogenic compounds due to their ability to damage healthy cells. When administering these cancer drugs, doctors must perform safe handling procedures.