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I-Arsenic trioxide iyimithi enamandla yomdlavuza esiza ukwelapha izinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza wegazi, ikakhulukazi i-acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Ngenkathi igama lingase lizwakale lisabisa ngoba i-arsenic yaziwa njengobuthi, le mithi yenziwe ngokucophelela futhi inikezwe ngomthamo oqondile ukulwa namaseli omdlavuza ngenkathi iqashwe ngokucophelela ithimba lakho lezokwelapha.
Lokhu kwelashwa kumelela intuthuko emangalisayo yezokwelapha lapho into enobuthi ngokomlando iguqulwe yaba ukwelashwa okusindisa impilo. Abahlinzeki bakho bezempilo baqonda kahle ukuthi bangayisebenzisa kanjani le mithi ngokuphepha nangempumelelo esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Arsenic trioxide iyidakamizwa le-chemotherapy elisebenza ngokugxila nokubhubhisa amaseli omdlavuza egazini lakho. Inikezwa ngomugqa we-intravenous (IV) ngqo emgudwini wakho wegazi, okuyivumela ukuthi ifinyelele ngokushesha nangempumelelo amaseli omdlavuza emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Lo muthi ungowesigaba sezidakamizwa esibizwa ngokuthi ama-antineoplastics, okusho ukuthi alwa nomdlavuza. Naphezu kwegama layo elisabisayo, lokhu kwelashwa kufundwe kabanzi futhi kwabonakala kuphephile uma kusetshenziswa ngaphansi kokuqashwa okufanele kwezokwelapha.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizolungisa futhi linikeze le mithi endaweni elawulwayo yesibhedlela noma yomtholampilo. Umthamo ubhalwa ngokunembile ngokusekelwe esisindweni somzimba wakho kanye nesimo sakho sezokwelapha esithile, siqinisekisa ukuthi uthola inani eliqondile lenzuzo ephezulu.
I-Arsenic trioxide isetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha i-acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), uhlobo oluthile lomdlavuza wegazi. I-APL yenzeka lapho umnkantsha wakho wamathambo ukhiqiza amaseli amaningi amhlophe egazi angajwayelekile angakwazi ukusebenza kahle, ekhupha amaseli egazi anempilo.
Lo muthi uvame ukunikezwa uma i-APL ibuyele ngemuva kokwelashwa kokuqala noma ingasabelanga kahle kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Isebenza kahle ikakhulukazi ngoba ingakwazi ukushukumisa amaseli angajwayelekile ukuba avuthwe abe ngamaseli ajwayelekile noma iwafe ngendlela yemvelo.
Abanye odokotela bangase futhi basebenzise i-arsenic trioxide kwezinye izinhlobo zomdlavuza wegazi emitholampilo noma ezimweni ezikhethekile. Kodwa-ke, i-APL isahlala iyona esetshenziswa kakhulu futhi ephumelelayo, nabantu abaningi abagula ngayo befinyelela ekutheni baphile ngokuphelele.
I-Arsenic trioxide isebenza ngezindlela ezimbili eziyinhloko ukulwa namaseli omdlavuza. Okokuqala, isiza amaseli angajwayelekile ukuba avuthwe abe ngamaseli ajwayelekile, asebenzayo ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi ukuhlukaniswa. Okwesibili, ibangela amaseli omdlavuza ukuba afe ngokwemvelo ngokufa kwamaseli okuhleliwe.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengomuthi onamandla ngokulinganisela emhlabeni wemithi ye-chemotherapy. Unamandla ngokwanele ukuba asebenze kahle kakhulu ngokumelene ne-APL, kodwa futhi uqondiswe kakhulu kunezinye izidakamizwa ze-chemotherapy ezibanzi, okungasho imiphumela emincane emibi kwabanye abantu.
Lo muthi uqondiswe ngqo emaphrotheni angajwayelekile abangela ukuthi amaseli e-APL aziphathe ngendlela engafanele. Ngokuphazamisa la maphrotheni, i-arsenic trioxide empeleni ifundisa amaseli omdlavuza ukuthi akhule futhi aziphathe ngendlela ejwayelekile noma afe ngokuthula.
I-Arsenic trioxide inikezwa ngaso sonke isikhathi ngomugqa we-IV esibhedlela noma ekliniki ekhethekile. Ngeke nanini uthathe lo muthi ekhaya, njengoba kudinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela nokuphathwa ngobuchwepheshe ngabasebenzi bezempilo abaqeqeshiwe.
Ngaphambi kokwelashwa ngakunye, ngokuvamile uzothola umuthi ngomugqa ophakathi noma i-IV yangaphandle emahoreni angu-1-4. Umhlengikazi wakho uzokuqapha eduze ngalesi sikhathi, ehlola izimpawu zakho ezibalulekile futhi ebheka noma yiziphi izindlela zokuphendula ezisheshayo.
Akudingeki ukuthi ulandele imiyalelo ekhethekile yokudla ngaphambi kokwelashwa, nakuba ukuhlala unamanzi njalo kusiza. Ezinye iziguli zikuthola kulula ukuba nesidlo esilula ngaphambi kokuza, kanti ezinye zikhetha ukudla ngemva kwalokho. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokwazisa ukuthi yini esebenza kangcono ngeshejuli yakho yokwelashwa.
Inqubo yokufaka umuthi ngokuvamile ikhululekile, futhi iziguli eziningi zifunda, zibuke ama-movie, noma zixoxe nomndeni ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi ukungakhululeki ngesikhathi sokufakwa kwe-IV, yazisa umhlengikazi wakho ngokushesha ukuze bakwazi ukulungisa izinga lokufakwa komuthi noma banikeze izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokunethezeka.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-arsenic trioxide buyahluka ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni. Iziguli eziningi zithola ukwelashwa amasonto amaningana kuya ezinyangeni, ngokuvamile zilandela ishejuli ehlelekile enqunywe yi-oncologist yakho.
Nge-APL, ukwelashwa kuvame ukwenzeka ezigabeni ezimbili: isigaba sokungeniswa ukuze kuzuzwe ukuxolelwa, kulandelwe isigaba sokuhlanganisa ukuze kulondolozwe lokho kuxolelwa. Isigaba sokungeniswa ngokuvamile sithatha amasonto angu-4-6, kuyilapho ukuhlanganisa kungaqhubeka ezinye izinyanga ezimbalwa.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukubalwa kwegazi lakho nempilo yonke njalo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Lezi zivivinyo zisiza ukunquma ukuthi uzuze nini impendulo engcono kakhulu nokuthi kuphephile nini ukuqeda ukwelashwa.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi ngokwakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono. Ukuqeda inkambo ephelele kukunikeza ithuba elingcono kakhulu lokuxolelwa kwesikhathi eside futhi kuvimbela umdlavuza ukuthi ubuye uqine kunakuqala.
Njengayo yonke imithi yomdlavuza, i-arsenic trioxide ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba iziguli eziningi ziyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile ilawuleka ngosekelo olufanele lwezokwelapha nokuqapha.
Nawa imiphumela emibi evamile ongase uyithole ngesikhathi sokwelashwa:
Iningi lalezi zinkinga ezibangelwa imithi zokwelapha zisesikhashana futhi zizothuthuka uma ukwelashwa sekuqediwe. Ithimba lakho lezempilo linamasu asebenzayo okusiza ukuphatha ngasinye salezi zimpawu futhi likugcine ukhululekile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Ezinye iziguli zingase zibe nezinkinga ezingathi sína kodwa ezingavamile ezidinga ukunakwa ngokushesha:
Lezi zinkinga ezibangelwa imithi zokwelapha ezingathi sína ziqashwe eduze ngokuhlolwa njalo nokuhlolwa. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha linolwazi ekuboneni nasekwelapheni lezi zinkinga ngokushesha nangempumelelo.
Ngokuvamile, ezinye iziguli zingase zibe nemiphumela yesikhathi eside efana nomdlavuza wesibili noma izinkinga zenhliziyo ezingapheli. Nakuba lezi zingozi zikhona, azivamile kakhulu, futhi ithimba lakho lezokwelapha licabangela ngokucophelela lezi zingozi ezingaba khona uma ziqhathaniswa nezinzuzo zokusindisa impilo zokwelapha umdlavuza wakho wamanje.
I-Arsenic trioxide ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi iphephile yini kuwe. Abantu abanezifo ezithile zenhliziyo bangase badinge ukuqashwa okukhethekile noma ukwelashwa okuhlukile ngoba lo muthi ungathinta ukushaya kwenhliziyo.
Uma unesifo esibi sesibindi noma sezinso, udokotela wakho angase adinge ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa noma akhethe imithi ehlukene. Lezi zitho zisiza ukucubungula umuthi, ngakho ukusebenza kahle kubalulekile ekwelashweni okuphephile.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe akufanele bathole i-arsenic trioxide ngoba ingalimaza ingane esakhula. Uma uneminyaka yokuzala, udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngezindlela zokuvimbela inzalo ezisebenzayo okufanele zisetshenziswe ngesikhathi nangemva kokwelashwa.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zofuzo ezithinta ukushaya kwenhliziyo nabo bangase badinge ukwelashwa okuhlukile. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ophelele futhi angase ayalele izivivinyo zenhliziyo ezikhethekile ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
I-Arsenic trioxide itholakala ngokujwayelekile ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Trisenox, okuyindlela esetshenziswa kakhulu. Lolu hlobo luye lwafundwa kabanzi futhi lwabonakala lusebenza ekwelapheni i-APL.
Ezinye izibhedlela nemitholampilo zingase zisebenzise izinguqulo ezivamile ze-arsenic trioxide, eziqulathe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo efanayo. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizoqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ifomula efanele kakhulu ezidingweni zakho ezithile.
Kungakhathaliseki igama lomkhiqizo, yonke imithi ye-arsenic trioxide esetshenziswa ekwelashweni komdlavuza ihlangabezana nezindinganiso eziqinile zokuphepha nokusebenza kahle. Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzokhetha inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ekutholakaleni kanye nohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngamunye.
Ngenkathi i-arsenic trioxide isebenza kakhulu ku-APL, ezinye izinketho zokwelashwa zikhona kuye ngesimo sakho esithile. I-all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) enye i-therapy eqondiwe evame ukusetshenziswa yodwa noma ngokuhlanganiswa ne-arsenic trioxide.
Imithi yesi-chemotherapy yendabuko efana ne-daunorubicin noma i-cytarabine ingase icatshangelwe kwezinye izimo, nakuba ngokuvamile ibangela imiphumela eminingi emibi kune-arsenic trioxide. Le mithi isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kodwa ingase futhi isebenze ngokumelene ne-APL.
Kwabanye abantu, indlela yokuhlanganisa ukusebenzisa i-arsenic trioxide ne-ATRA inikeza imiphumela emihle kakhulu. Lokhu kwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe kukhombise imiphumela emihle kakhulu ezivivinyweni zomtholampilo futhi kuvame ukucatshangelwa njengezinga legolide lokwelashwa kwe-APL.
Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzoqoka indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ohlotsheni lwakho oluthile lwe-APL, impilo yonke, nezinye izici zomuntu ngamunye. Inketho ngayinye yokwelapha inezinzuzo zayo kanye nokucatshangelwa kwayo.
Kokubili i-arsenic trioxide ne-ATRA (i-all-trans retinoic acid) kuyindlela yokwelapha enhle kakhulu ye-APL, futhi ngokuvamile isebenza kahle kakhulu uma isetshenziswa ndawonye. Esikhundleni sokuncintisana, le mithi isebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene ukuhlinzeka ngelashwa lomdlavuza elibanzi.
I-ATRA isiza amaseli angajwayelekile ukuba avuthwe abe amaseli ajwayelekile, kuyilapho i-arsenic trioxide ikhuthaza ukuvuthwa futhi ibangela ukuba amaseli omdlavuza afe. Le ndlela yokuhlanganisa ihlasela umdlavuza emazingeni amaningi, ngokuvamile okuholela emiphumeleni engcono kune-medication ngayinye yodwa.
Abanye abantu bangase bathole i-arsenic trioxide yodwa, ikakhulukazi uma beke balashwa ngaphambilini noma benemibandela ethile yezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzoqaphela isimo sakho somuntu ngamunye ukuze anqume ukuthi ngabe ukwelashwa ngomuthi owodwa noma ukuhlanganiswa kungcono yini kuwe.
Izifundo zomtholampilo zikhombisile ukuthi ukuhlanganisa le mithi ngokuvamile kunikeza amazinga aphezulu okuphulukiswa kwe-APL. Ukukhetha phakathi kokwelashwa ngomuthi owodwa noma ukuhlanganiswa kuncike ezintweni ezinjengempilo yakho yonke, ukwelashwa kwangaphambilini, kanye nohlobo oluthile lwe-APL.
I-Arsenic trioxide ingathinta ukushaya kwenhliziyo, ngakho-ke abantu abanezimo zenhliziyo ezikhona badinga ukuqashwa okukhethekile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho cishe uzo-oda i-electrocardiogram (EKG) ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa futhi aqaphe inhliziyo yakho njalo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Iziguli eziningi ezinemibandela yenhliziyo emnene zingathola i-arsenic trioxide ngokuphepha ngokugadwa okufanele. Udokotela wakho wenhliziyo kanye ne-oncologist bazosebenzisana ukuqinisekisa ukuthi inhliziyo yakho ihlala iphilile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa komdlavuza.
Uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo ezinzima, udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma alungise isimiso sakho sokulinganisa. Umgomo uhlala ukwelapha umdlavuza wakho ngempumelelo ngenkathi ugcina inhliziyo yakho iphephile ngangokunokwenzeka.
Izimo zokweqisa zivamile kakhulu ngoba i-arsenic trioxide inikezwa njalo ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abaqeqeshiwe ezindaweni ezilawulwayo. Kodwa-ke, uma usola ukuthi kukhona iphutha elenzekile, yazisa ithimba lakho lezempilo ngokushesha.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokuqapha ngokucophelela futhi lingase linikeze ukunakekelwa okusekelayo ukusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenzise imithi ngokuphepha. Banemithetho eqokiwe yokulawula noma yiziphi izinkinga ezingase zivele emaphutheni okulinganisa.
Indawo yesibhedlela lapho uthola khona ukwelashwa ihlomiswe ukubhekana nanoma yiziphi izimo eziphuthumayo ezihlobene nemithi. Ukuphepha kwakho kuyinto eza kuqala, futhi ithimba lakho lezempilo liqeqeshwe ukuthi lisabele ngokushesha kunoma yikuphi ukukhathazeka.
Njengoba i-arsenic trioxide inikezwa endaweni yomtholampilo, imithamo ephuthelwe ivamise ukusingathwa ithimba lakho lezempilo. Uma uphuthelwa ukuqokwa, xhumana nehhovisi likadokotela wakho we-oncologist ngokushesha ukuze uhlele kabusha.
Isimiso sakho sokwelashwa sihlelwe ngokucophelela ukuze sikhulise ukusebenza kahle, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukugcina izikhawu zokulinganisa njalo uma kungenzeka. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokweluleka ngendlela yokulungisa isimiso sakho uma uphuthelwa ukwelashwa.
Ungalokothi uzame ukubuyisela imithamo ephuthelwe ngokuphinda kabili ukwelashwa. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka indlela ephephe kakhulu yokubuyisela ukwelashwa kwakho emgwaqeni ngaphandle kokuyekethisa impilo yakho.
Isinqumo sokuyeka ukwelashwa nge-arsenic trioxide ngaso sonke isikhathi senziwa yi-oncologist yakho ngokusekelwe ekuphenduleni kwakho ukwelashwa kanye nokuhlolwa okuvamile. Iziguli eziningi ziqeda inkambo yazo yokwelashwa ehleliwe, evame ukuthatha izinyanga eziningi.
Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa ukuhlolwa kwegazi, ama-biopsies omkholoni, kanye nokunye ukuhlolwa ukuze anqume ukuthi ufinyelele nini impendulo engcono kakhulu. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amaseli omdlavuza ukuthi abuye futhi aqine.
Ngemuva kokuqeda ukwelashwa nge-arsenic trioxide, uzoqhubeka nokuqokwa okuvamile kokulandela ukuze uqaphele impilo yakho futhi ubheke noma yiziphi izimpawu zomdlavuza obuyayo. Lokhu kunakekelwa okuqhubekayo kuyingxenye ebalulekile yohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa lonke.
Iziguli eziningi ziyakwazi ukuqhubeka nokusebenza ngesikhathi sokwelashwa nge-arsenic trioxide, nakuba kungase kudingeke ukuthi ulungise isimiso sakho ngosuku lokwelashwa futhi uhambisane nanoma yikuphi ukukhathala noma imiphumela emibi oyitholayo.
Isheduli yokwelashwa ngokuvamile ivumela imisebenzi ejwayelekile phakathi kokuqokwa, futhi iziguli eziningi zithola ukuthi ukuhlala usebenza futhi ugcina imikhuba kubasiza bazizwe bengcono ngokujwayelekile. Nokho, lalela umzimba wakho futhi uphumule uma kudingeka.
Xoxa ngesimo sakho somsebenzi nethimba lakho lezempilo, njengoba linganikeza isiqondiso sokulawula imiphumela emibi yokwelashwa ngenkathi ugcina imithwalo yakho yobungcweti. Umqashi wakho angase akwazi ukuhlinzeka ngezindawo zokukusiza ukuthi ulinganise ukwelashwa nomsebenzi.
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