Composition
Bortezomib (2Mg)
Used for
Bortezomib is used in the treatment of multiple myeloma and mantle-cell lymphoma.
Side effects
Reduced blood platelets, Psychiatric disturbances, Vomiting, Nausea, Loss of appetite, Fever, Anemia, Diarrhoea, Peripheral neuropathy (tingling and numbness of feet and hand), Decreased appetite, Low energy, Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils), Constipation.
How to use
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer. It can be taken with or without food, but it is better to take at a fixed time.
How it works
Bortezomib belongs to the class of drugs called proteasome inhibitors. Proteasomes are proteins which play an important role in growth and multiplication of cancer cells. Bortezomib blocks the action of proteasome, and reduces the growth of cancerous (actively growing) cells.
