• The others were given up to 4 courses of chemotherapy with ifosfamide, mesna, and etoposide and DECAL maintenance therapy. (nethealthbook.com)
  • Determine the 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate after treatment with rituximab, ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide (R-ICE) in patients with bulky stage II or stage III or IV diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who remain positron emission tomography (PET)-positive after 3 courses of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin hydrochloride, and prednisone. (survivornet.com)
  • Treatment choice may take into account the prior disease-free interval, and often includes ifosfamide ± etoposide ± carboplatin, and other active drugs [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Ifosfamide (IFO), sold under the brand name Ifex among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer. (wikipedia.org)
  • IFEX (ifosfamide) is an alkylating drug indicated for use in combination with certain other approved antineoplastic agents for third-line chemotherapy of germ cell testicular cancer. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • During cancer chemotherapy very important is cytoprotection e.g. administration of calcium folinate with methotrexate, mesna with cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide, amifostine with cisplatin. (ptfarm.pl)
  • Mesnex is used to prevent bleeding in the bladder (hemorrhagic cystitis ) during chemotherapy with ifosfamide ( Ifex ). (drugs.com)
  • According to the recent report to evaluate the effect of ifosfamide, VIP(VP-16, ifosfamide, cisplatin)combination chemotherapy is assocated with an improved time to progression and overall survival over VP(VP-16, cisplatin)therapy in patients with extensive SCLC. (e-crt.org)
  • Neoadjuvant Interdigitated Chemoradiotherapy Using Mesna, Doxorubicin, and Ifosfamide for Large, High-grade, Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremity: Improved Efficacy and Reduced Toxicity. (rush.edu)
  • These highlights do not include all the information needed to use MESNA INJECTION safely and effectively. (nih.gov)
  • See full prescribing information for MESNA INJECTION. (nih.gov)
  • A healthcare provider will give you this injection at the same time you receive ifosfamide. (drugs.com)
  • Treatment consisted of VP-l6 100mg/§³ i.v. days 1~3, Ifosfamide 1,000mg/§³ i.v. days 1~2 with mesna and cisplatin 100 mg/§³ i.v, day 1, cycles were repeated every 21 days. (e-crt.org)
  • Injections of oromitexan or mesna are used to treat the harmful effects of some cancer drugs on the bladder. (caspianpharma.com)
  • If you are a woman, you may need to have a negative pregnancy test before starting this treatment with ifosfamide. (drugs.com)
  • Use effective birth control to prevent pregnancy while you are using ifosfamide and for at least 6 months after your last dose. (drugs.com)
  • Tell your doctor right away if a pregnancy occurs while either the mother or the father is using ifosfamide. (drugs.com)
  • Obtain a negative pregnancy test before starting when mesna is given with ifosfamide. (drugguide.com)
  • Ifosfamide may also cause a normal anion gap acidosis, specifically renal tubular acidosis type 2. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mesna is used to reduce the risk of hemorrhagic cystitis (a condition that causes inflammation of the bladder and can result in serious bleeding) in people who receive ifosfamide (a medication used for the treatment of cancer). (pharmika.co.in)
  • Ifosfamide is in the alkylating agent and nitrogen mustard family of medications. (wikipedia.org)
  • The symptoms of ifosfamide encephalopathy can range from mild (difficulty concentrating, fatigue), to moderate (delirium, psychosis), to severe (nonconvulsive status epilepticus or coma). (wikipedia.org)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mesna" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mesna" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (rush.edu)
  • Mesna is in a class of medications called cytoprotectants. (pharmika.co.in)
  • Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesna" by people in Profiles. (rush.edu)
  • The reaction is probably mediated by chloroacetaldehyde, one of the breakdown products of the ifosfamide molecule, which has chemical properties similar to acetaldehyde and chloral hydrate. (wikipedia.org)