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Brand Names: Navantrone, Novantrone

What is Mitoxantrone? Mitoxantrone is a cancer drug also used in secondary progressive MS to slow progression and to extend the time between relapses in relapsing-remitting MS and progressive relapsing MS. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

109 patients in the community are taking or have taken Mitoxantrone.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my MS progress 92 84%
Other 9 8%
disease-related symptoms 1 <1%
General health 1 <1%
Support another treatment 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Mitoxantrone.

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  0 mg As needed 0 g Monthly 0 mg 0 1 As needed 2 mg As needed 1 hr 1 2 mg As needed 1 Monthly 2 mg Monthly 10 12 mg Yearly 20 mg 20 9 mg Monthly 20 mg Monthly 2 mg Daily 2 mg Monthly 2 mg One time 200 mg 241 mL Monthly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Mitoxantrone or how long patients were taking Mitoxantrone before stopping.

Currently taking Mitoxantrone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped taking Mitoxantrone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Why Patients Stopped Taking Mitoxantrone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 28 47% Course of treatment ended: 47%
Side effects too severe 17 28% Side effects too severe: 28%
Doctor's advice 13 22% Doctor's advice: 22%
Did not seem to work 12 20% Did not seem to work: 20%
Other 7 12% Other: 12%
Personal research 3 5% Personal research: 5%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 7 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 29% 2
Moderate 14% 1
Slight 43% 3
Can't tell 14% 1

Slow my MS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 14% 1
Moderate 43% 3
Mild 29% 2
None 14% 1

Top reported side-effects include: tiredness, sick to my stomach for a day or two, Headache

Summary results are based on 7 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 7)

  • jenj
    Sex: F
    Sensation: None
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: none
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
    See profile
  • jenj
  • by jenj
    Aug 15, 2007
  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Slow my MS progress

  • joaniekay47
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • by joaniekay47
    Aug 30, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Slow my MS progress
Advice/Tips
Just make sure to be able to lie down and not do anything for the rest of the day. I take it very easy the day after, I have been tired for a full day afterwards. It could be from the anti nausea medications I take before the infusion.

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