IV chemotherapy for breast cancer is the administration of chemotherapy drugs into the body as an intravenous infusion to kill tumor cells.
IV chemotherapy for breast cancer is a kind of systemic treatment, which is usually given in 21-day cycles. There are many types of chemotherapy drugs for breast cancer, but there are also side effects.
Chemotherapy drugs for breast cancer include: anthracycline, paclitaxel, platinum, cyclophosphamide, gemcitabine, vincristine, capecitabine and so on.
Chemotherapy for breast cancer also has adverse reactions: gastrointestinal reactions: the most common toxic side effects. Such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, reduce appetite. Bone marrow suppression: such as lowering of white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets. Alopecia, cardiotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, pulmonary toxicity, neurotoxicity, urinary toxicity. There are also long-term toxicity such as reproductive toxicity and secondary second tumors.
Currently in the clinic, there are many types of adjuvant medications that are effective during chemotherapy for breast cancer. Antiemetic drugs (tolansetron, aprepitant, palonosetron, etc.) and leukocyte-boosting drugs (human granulocyte-stimulating factor, human interleukin-11 for injection, etc.) have proven efficacy and have greatly reduced the adverse reactions of chemotherapy patients.
There are also intensive chemotherapy regimens, such as 14 days of chemotherapy, and medications should be administered in strict accordance with the doctor’s instructions.