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CANCER TREATMENT SIDE EFFECTS
Courtney Arn, APRN-CNP
The Ohio State University
3. OVARIAN CANCER
• Carcinosarcoma (Malignant Mixed Müllerian Tumors)
• Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary
• Epithelial Ovarian Cancer/Fallopian Tube Cancer/Primary Peritoneal Cancer
• Grade 1 Endometrioid Carcinoma
• Low-Grade Serous Carcinoma
• Malignant Germ Cell Tumors
• Malignant Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors
• Mucinous Neoplasms of the Ovary
• Ovarian Borderline Epithelial Tumors (Low Malignant Potential)
4. TREATMENT
• Surgery (Hysterectomy, BSO, Staging)
• Chemotherapy
• Platinums (Carboplatin, Cisplatin)
• Taxanes (Paclitaxel, Docetaxel)
• Doxil
• Targeted Therapy (Bevacizumab, Mirvetuximab)
• Immunotherapy
• Clinical Trials
• Maintenance Therapy
• Supportive Care
5. PLATINUM AGENTS
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Anemia, Leukopenia, Neutropenia, Thrombocytopenia
• Peripheral neuropathy (dose and duration dependent)
• Nephrotoxicity (acute renal failure and chronic renal insufficiency)
• Ototoxicity (tinnitus, high frequency hearing loss)
• Hypersensitivity reaction
7. TARGETED THERAPY
• Abdominal pain, constipation, decreased appetite, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting
• Anemia, Increased liver function tests
• Fatigue
• Neuropathy
• Joint Pain
• Hypertension
• Cataract, keratitis, dry eye syndrome, photophobia, visual impairment (blurred
vision, decreased visual acuity)
10. FATIGUE
• Exercise/Physical Activity
• Diet
• Physical Therapy
• Integrative Therapy (yoga, acupuncture,
meditation and tai chi)
• Treat other causes (pain, nausea, abnormal lab
values)
• Medications
11. HEMATOLOGIC
• Anemia (low red blood cells) – Blood Transfusion
• Neutropenia (low white blood cells) – G-CSF
(Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor)
• Thrombocytopenia (low platelets) – Platelet
Transfusion