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Mitoxantrone Treatment Report

Brand Names: Novantrone
Generic Name: Mitoxantrone

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

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my MS progress 123 80%
Other 9 5%
Support another treatment 2 1%
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 2 1%
Mobility 2 1%
disease-related symptoms 1 <1%
General health 1 <1%

Other treatments patients are taking for Slow my MS progress include Glatiramer acetate, Interferon beta-1a IM Injection, and Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Mitoxantrone.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show top 10)

  1 as needed 1g as needed 25 2mg/mL as needed 2 mg as needed 2mg/mL as needed 3other as needed 7 2mg/mL as needed 1 1 hr 8 mg yearly 1 mg monthly 1 monthly 2 mg monthly 10 5 mL monthly 20 11 mg monthly 20 mg monthly 2 mg daily 2 mg one time 200 mg
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 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
1
0
2
3
5
11

Stopped Taking Mitoxantrone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
6
16
22
24
19
Why Patients Stopped Taking Mitoxantrone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 42 42% Course of treatment ended: 42%
Doctor's advice 25 25% Doctor's advice: 25%
Did not seem to work 25 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Side effects too severe 25 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Other 14 14% Other: 14%
Personal research 4 4% Personal research: 4%
Not indicated 1 1% Not indicated: 1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 25 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 24% 5
Moderate 19% 4
Slight 14% 3
None 19% 4
Can't tell 24% 5

Slow my MS progress

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 20% 5
Moderate 40% 10
Mild 20% 5
None 20% 5

Top reported side-effects include: tiredness, sick to my stomach for a day or two, slight temporary hair loss

Summary results are based on 25 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 25)

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

  • joaniekay47
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
  • 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.

See all evaluation results for Mitoxantrone

Report created on November 08, 2009.