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I-Venetoclax iyimithi yomdlavuza eqondiwe esiza ukwelapha izinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza wegazi ngokuvimba amaprotheni agcina amaseli omdlavuza ephila. Le mithi yomlomo isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunamakhemikhali endabuko, inikeza indlela eqondile yokulwa nemidlavuza ethile yegazi efana ne-chronic lymphocytic leukemia kanye ne-acute myeloid leukemia.
I-Venetoclax iyimithi kadokotela okuyinto eyingxenye yeqembu lezidakamizwa elibizwa ngokuthi ama-BCL-2 inhibitors. Isebenza ngokukhomba nokuvimba iprotheni ethile ebizwa ngokuthi i-BCL-2 esiza amaseli omdlavuza ukuthi asinde futhi ande emzimbeni wakho.
Cabanga nge-BCL-2 njengenduku yokuzivikela evimbela amaseli omdlavuza ukuthi angafi ngokwemvelo. I-Venetoclax isusa le nkinga, ivumela amaseli omdlavuza ukuthi afe njengoba kufanele. Le ndlela eqondiwe isho ukuthi imithi igxila ngqo kumaseli omdlavuza kunokuthinta wonke amaseli ahlukanisa ngokushesha njengoba kwenza amakhemikhali endabuko.
Imithi iza ngamaphilisi omlomo owathatha ngomlomo, okwenza ukwelashwa kube lula kune-intravenous chemotherapy. Udokotela wakho uzokunika i-venetoclax njengengxenye yohlelo olubanzi lokwelashwa komdlavuza olwenzelwe isimo sakho esithile.
I-Venetoclax iphatha izinhlobo eziningana zomdlavuza wegazi, ikakhulukazi i-chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) kanye ne-acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Udokotela wakho angase akunike le mithi lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzi kahle noma njengokwelashwa kokuqala ezimweni ezithile.
Nge-chronic lymphocytic leukemia, i-venetoclax isiza ukulawula lesi sifo ngokunciphisa inani lamaseli amhlophe egazi angavamile emzimbeni wakho. Lokhu kungasiza ukunciphisa ama-lymph nodes avuvukile, ukunciphisa ukukhathala, nokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yakho yempilo iyonke.
Ku-acute myeloid leukemia, i-venetoclax ivame ihlanganiswa neminye imithi ukusiza ekufezeni ukuxolelwa. Le ndlela yokuhlanganisa ingaba usizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala noma labo abangakwazi ukubekezelela i-chemotherapy eqinile.
Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzoqaphela ukuthi i-venetoclax ilungile yini ngohlobo lwakho oluthile nesigaba somdlavuza wegazi. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengempilo yakho yonke, ukwelashwa kwangaphambilini, nezici zofuzo zamaseli akho omdlavuza.
I-Venetoclax isebenza ngokuvimba iphrotheni ye-BCL-2, esebenza njengesiginali yokusinda yamaseli omdlavuza. Le mithi ithathwa njenge-therapy eqinile, eqondiwe ehlasela ngqo izindlela amaseli omdlavuza azisebenzisayo ukuze ahlale ekhona.
Lapho amaseli omdlavuza elahlekelwa ukuvikelwa kwawo kwe-BCL-2, athatha inqubo yokufa kwamaseli yemvelo ebizwa ngokuthi i-apoptosis. Le nqubo yenzeka kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, yingakho uzodinga ukuhlolwa kwegazi njalo ukuze uqaphele ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza kahle kangakanani.
Umuthi unamandla kakhulu uma uqhathaniswa neminye imithi yomdlavuza yomlomo. Ingabangela izinguquko ezisheshayo ekubalweni kwamaseli egazi lakho, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukwelashwa. Yingakho udokotela wakho ezoqala ngomthamo ophansi futhi awunyuse kancane kancane phakathi namasonto amaningana.
Ngokungafani ne-chemotherapy ebanzi ethinta izinhlobo eziningi zamaseli, i-venetoclax iqondisa ngqo amaseli ancike kakhulu ku-BCL-2 ukuze asinde. Le ndlela eqondiwe ingasebenza kahle kakhulu ngenkathi ingase ibangele imiphumela emibi embalwa kune-chemotherapy yendabuko.
Thatha i-venetoclax ngendlela udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngokudla namanzi. Ukuyithatha ngokudla kusiza umzimba wakho ukuba umunce umuthi ngendlela efanele futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokucasuka kwesisu.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngaphandle kokuwachoboza, ukuwahlafuna, noma ukuwaqhekeza. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngezindlela ezingezinye, kodwa ungalokothi uzishintshe wena amaphilisi.
Udktela wakho uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi bese ewunyusa kancane kancane emasontweni amaningana. Lolu hlelo lokunyuka lusiza ukunciphisa imiphumela emibi futhi livumela umzimba wakho ukuthi ujwayele imithi ngokuphepha.
Zama ukuthatha i-venetoclax ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Uma uthatha eminye imithi, udktela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile yokuhlela isikhathi ukuze ugweme ukuxhumana okungase kube khona.
Ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa, yidla ukudla okulula noma ukudla okulula. Gwema ama-grapefruit nejusi le-grapefruit, ngoba kungandisa imiphumela yomuthi futhi kubangele imiphumela emibi eyingozi.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-venetoclax buyahluka ngokuya ngohlobo lomdlavuza wakho oluthile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Abantu abaningi bayayithatha okungenani izinyanga eziningana, futhi abanye bangase badinge ukuqhubeka iminyaka.
Nge-chronic lymphocytic leukemia, ukwelashwa kuvame ukuthatha izinyanga eziyi-12 kuya kwezingama-24 uma kusetshenziswa yodwa, noma izikhathi ezimfushane uma kuhlanganiswe neminye imithi. Udktela wakho uzoqapha ukubalwa kwegazi lakho nokusabela okuphelele ukuze anqume ubude bokwelashwa obufanele.
Nge-acute myeloid leukemia, ubude bokwelashwa buxhomeke ekutheni uzuza yini ukuxolelwa kanye nesimo sakho sempilo esiphelele. Abanye abantu bangase bathathe i-venetoclax isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine impendulo yabo.
Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzohlola njalo inqubekela phambili yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi, ukuskena kwesithombe, nokuhlolwa komzimba. Bazolungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha ngokusekelwe ekutheni umdlavuza usabela kahle kangakanani kanye nanoma yimiphumela emibi oyitholayo.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-venetoclax ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngayo nodokotela wakho kuqala. Noma ngabe uzizwa ungcono, ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela umdlavuza ukuthi ubuye noma ube mubi.
I-Venetoclax ingabangela imiphumela engemihle ehlukahlukene, kusukela kokulula kuya kokukhulu, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi engemihle ingalawulwa ngokugadwa okufanele nokunakekelwa okusekelayo okuvela eqenjini lakho labanakekeli bezempilo.
Imiphumela engemihle evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa ukukhathala, isicanucanu, isifo sohudo, kanye nezinguquko ekubalweni kwamaseli egazi lakho. Le miphumela ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa.
Nansi imiphumela engemihle abantu abaningi abayitholayo, futhi nakuba ingaba ngenzima, ivame ukulawuleka ngesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukulawuleka kalula njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela ukwelashwa. Ithimba lakho labanakekeli bezempilo linganikeza imithi namasu okusiza ukunciphisa le miphumela.
Nakuba ingavamile, eminye imiphumela engemihle idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha ngoba ingaba yingozi ekuphileni uma ingelashwa ngokushesha:
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu. Ukungenelela okusheshayo kungavimbela izinkinga futhi kukusize uqhubeke nokwelashwa ngokuphepha.
Eminye imiphumela emibi yenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile kodwa kubalulekile ukuyiqaphela ngoba ingadinga ukunakekelwa okukhethekile kwezokwelapha:
Ngenkathi le miphumela ingavamile, ithimba lakho lezempilo liyayiqapha ngemibandela yegazi ejwayelekile nokuhlolwa. Ukutholwa kwasekuqaleni kuvumela ukwelashwa okusheshayo nemiphumela engcono.
I-Venetoclax ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezokwelapha noma imithi ingenza kungaphephile kuwe. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
Akufanele uthathe i-venetoclax uma unokungezwani nayo noma yiziphi izithako zayo. Abantu abanezinkinga ezinkulu zesibindi noma izinso bangase badinge ukulungiswa komthamo noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, i-venetoclax ingamlimaza umntwana wakho futhi kufanele igwenywe. Abesifazane abaneminyaka yokuzala badinga ukusebenzisa izindlela zokuvimbela inzalo ezisebenzayo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kanye nesikhathi esithile ngemva kokuyeka umuthi.
Abantu abathatha imithi ethile, ikakhulukazi izithiyo eziqinile ze-CYP3A njengemithi ethile ye-antifungal, kungenzeka bangabi ngabazongenela i-venetoclax ngenxa yokuxhumana okuyingozi kwemithi. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza yonke imithi yakho yamanje ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Labo abanezifo eziqhubekayo, ezinzima ngokuvamile kufanele balinde kuze kube yilapho ukutheleleka kulawulwa ngaphambi kokuqala i-venetoclax. Umuthi ungaqhubeka nokucindezela amasosha akho omzimba, okwenza izifo zibe nzima ukuzilwa.
I-Venetoclax ithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Venclexta e-United States kanye ne-Venclyxto emazweni amaningi. Zombili ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngokufanayo.
Umuthi ukhiqizwa yi-AbbVie kanye ne-Genentech, esebenza ndawonye ukuqinisekisa ikhwalithi eqhubekayo nokutholakala. Ikhemisi lakho lingase lithwale noma yiliphi igama lomkhiqizo ngokuya ngezinhlelo zabo zokuhlinzeka.
Izinhlobo ezivamile ze-venetoclax azitholakali okwamanje, ngakho-ke uzothola umuthi wegama lomkhiqizo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiliphi igama elivela kulebula. Ukusebenza kahle kanye nephrofayili yokuphepha kuhlala kufana phakathi kwamagama omkhiqizo ahlukene.
Kukhona ezinye izindlela zokwelapha umdlavuza wegazi, nakuba ukukhetha okungcono kuncike ohlotsheni lwakho oluthile lomdlavuza, isigaba, nempilo yonke. Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzocabangela lezi zinketho uma i-venetoclax ingakulungele.
Nge-chronic lymphocytic leukemia, ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zihlanganisa i-ibrutinib (Imbruvica), i-acalabrutinib (Calquence), kanye nezinhlanganisela zokwelapha ngamakhemikhali zendabuko njenge-FCR noma i-BR. Ngayinye inamaphrofayili ahlukene emiphumeleni kanye namanani okusebenza kahle.
Ku-acute myeloid leukemia, ezinye izindlela zingase zihlanganise izinhlelo zokwelapha ngamakhemikhali ezinzima, ezinye izindlela zokwelapha eziqondiwe njenge-FLT3 inhibitors, noma ukufakelwa kwamaselula esiqu ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile.
Ukwelashwa okudala njenge-chlorambucil noma i-rituximab kungase kucatshangelwe kubantu abangakwazi ukubekezelela imithi emisha. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo nezingozi zokukhetha ngakunye ukuze enze uhlelo olungcono kakhulu lokwelapha kuwe.
Izivivinyo zomtholampilo zingase futhi zinikeze ukufinyelela ekwelashweni okusha okusavivinywa. Udokotela wakho we-oncologist angaxoxa ukuthi ngabe yiziphi izivivinyo zamanje ezingase zifanele isimo sakho esithile.
Kokubili i-venetoclax ne-ibrutinib ziyizindlela zokwelapha eziphumelelayo ze-chronic lymphocytic leukemia, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zinezinzuzo ezihlukile. Ukukhetha okuthi "kungcono" kuncike ezimweni zakho kanye nezintandokazi zakho.
I-Venetoclax inikeza inzuzo yesikhathi sokwelashwa esinqunyiwe, ngokuvamile izinyanga eziyi-12-24, ngemva kwalokho ungayeka ukuthatha imithi. I-Ibrutinib ivame ukuthathwa ngokuqhubekayo kuze kube yilapho iyeka ukusebenza noma ibangela imiphumela engemukeleki.
Mayelana nemiphumela emibi, i-venetoclax ivame ukubangela isicanucanu nezinkinga zokugaya ukudla, kuyilapho i-ibrutinib ivame ukubangela ubuhlungu emalungeni, izinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo, nezinkinga zokuphuma igazi. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ukuthi iyiphi iphrofayili yomphumela ohlangothini olulawulekayo kuwe.
Ucwaningo lwakamuva luphakamisa ukuthi izinhlanganisela ze-venetoclax zingahlinzeka ngokuxolelwa okujulile kwabanye iziguli, okungenzeka kuholele ezikhathini ezinde ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Kodwa-ke, i-ibrutinib itholakale isikhathi eside futhi inemininingwane ebanzi yokuphepha yesikhathi eside.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengobudala bakho, ezinye izimo zezokwelapha, ukwelashwa kwangaphambilini, nezintandokazi zomuntu siqu lapho encoma phakathi kwale mithi. Zombili zibhekwa njengezinketho zokwelapha ezinhle kakhulu ze-chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
I-Venetoclax ingasetshenziswa kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela nokulungiswa kwemithamo okungenzeka. Umuthi ungase uthinte isigqi senhliziyo yakho futhi ungase uhlangane nemithi yenhliziyo osuvele uyithatha.
Udokotela wakho wenhliziyo kanye nodokotela we-oncologist bazosebenzisana ukuqapha ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yakho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Bangase bancomise ama-electrocardiograms (ECGs) avamile ukuze bahlole isigqi senhliziyo yakho futhi balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha uma kudingeka.
Uma unezinkinga ezinkulu zenhliziyo, udokotela wakho angase akuqale ngomthamo ophansi noma akuqaphele njalo. Izinzuzo zokwelapha umdlavuza wakho zivame ukwedlula izingozi zenhliziyo, kodwa isimo ngasinye sihlolwa ngasinye.
Uma ngengozi uphuza i-venetoclax eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa kahle. Ukuphuza okuningi kungabangela ukwehla okuyingozi ekubalweni kwamaseli egazi lakho noma i-tumor lysis syndrome.
Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze noma uthathe eminye imithi ukuze ulwe nokweqisa. Kunalokho, shayela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha noma uye egumbini eliphuthumayo uma uqondiswe.
Letha ibhodlela lakho lemithi nawe ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bakwazi ukubona kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi ungakanani okuthathile. Bangase bafune ukukuqapha eduze futhi benze izivivinyo zegazi ukuze bahlole izinkinga.
Uma udlula umthamo futhi sekudlule amahora angaphansi kwangu-8 kusukela ngesikhathi sakho esivamile sokulinganisa, thatha umthamo owudlulile nokudla ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula. Uma sekudlule amahora angaphezu kwangu-8, weqa umthamo owudlulile bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo owudlulile, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi engathi sína. Kungcono ukweqa umthamo owodwa kunokuphinda kabili.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha ama-alamu ocingweni noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukhumbule. Ukulinganisa okuqhubekayo kubalulekile ukuze imithi isebenze ngempumelelo.
Ungayeka ukuphuza i-venetoclax lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo, ngokuvamile ngemva kokuqeda inkambo yakho yokwelashwa ebekiwe noma uma imithi iyeka ukusebenza ngempumelelo. Ungalokothi uyeke ukuyiphuza wedwa, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono.
Nge-chronic lymphocytic leukemia, abantu abaningi bangayeka ngemva kwezinyanga eziyi-12-24 uma befinyelela impendulo enhle. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa ukuhlolwa kwegazi nokunye ukuhlola ukunquma ukuthi kufanelekile nini ukuyeka.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa isikhathi eside uma umdlavuza wabo ungazange uphendule ngokwanele noma uma benezici eziyingozi enkulu. Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzoxoxa ngomugqa wesikhathi ongcono kakhulu wesimo sakho esithile.
Kufanele ukhawulele ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-venetoclax, njengoba utshwala bungenza ngcono eminye imiphumela emibi futhi bungase buphazamise ukusebenza kahle komuthi. Xoxa ngokusebenzisa kwakho utshwala nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole izincomo eziqondene nawe.
Utshwala bungandisa isicanucanu, isiyezi, nokucindezeleka kwesibindi, okungase kwenze imiphumela emibi ye-venetoclax ibe nzima. Kungase futhi kuthinte amasosha akho omzimba, okukwenza ube sengozini enkulu yokutheleleka.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile, yenza kanjalo ngokulinganisela futhi unake indlela umzimba wakho osabela ngayo. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi abakwazi ukubekezelela utshwala kahle ngesikhathi sokwelashwa komdlavuza, kanti abanye bangajabulela amanani amancane ngaphandle kwezinkinga.