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What is Dichloroacetate?

The salts and esters of dichloroacetic acid are called dichloroacetates (DCA). The salts are under investigation as a possible treatment for cancer.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 1 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 2 patients currently taking Dichloroacetate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Dichloroacetate

Feet Tingling 1

Reported Dosages

  1.2 g daily 500 mg every other week
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Dichloroacetate

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Dichloroacetate

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dichloroacetate

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 100%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dichloroacetate

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 100%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 28, 2012.