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I-Atezolizumab-and-hyaluronidase-tqjs iyinhlanganisela yomuthi womdlavuza enikezwa njengesibhamu ngaphansi kwesikhumba. Lo muthi wokwelapha ngomzimba usiza amasosha omzimba wakho ukuthi alwe nezinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza ngokuvimba amaprotheni avimbela amaseli omzimba ukuthi angahlaseli amaseli omdlavuza.
Lo muthi uhlanganisa i-atezolizumab (umuthi omkhulu olwa nomdlavuza) ne-hyaluronidase (i-enzyme esiza umuthi ukuthi usabalale kangcono ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho). Le nhlanganisela ikuvumela ukuthi uthole ukwelashwa ekhaya noma emtholampilo kunokuthi uchithe amahora esikhungweni sokufaka imithi emithanjeni.
Lo muthi welapha izinhlobo eziningana zomdlavuza othuthukile, ikakhulukazi umdlavuza wamaphaphu nomdlavuza webele. Udokotela wakho uyaku-oda uma umdlavuza ususabalale kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho noma lapho okunye ukwelashwa kungasebenzi kahle.
Lo muthi uvunyelwe ngokuqondile umdlavuza wamaphaphu ongawona amancane, umdlavuza webele ongaqondakali kathathu, neminye imidlavuza ethile ehlola ukuthi inamaphrotheni athile. Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzoqhuba izivivinyo kumaseli akho omdlavuza ukuze anqume ukuthi leli thuba lokwelashwa lilungele yini isimo sakho esithile.
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela basebenzisa lo muthi kanye nemithi ye-chemotherapy ukuze benze ukwelashwa kuphumelele kakhulu. Indlela yokuhlanganisa ingasiza ukunciphisa izimila futhi yehlise ukukhula komdlavuza kangcono kunanoma yikuphi ukwelashwa okukodwa.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokususa amabhuleki emasosheni akho omzimba ukuze akwazi ukubona kangcono futhi ahlasela amaseli omdlavuza. Amaseli omdlavuza avame ukucasha kumasosha omzimba ngokubonisa amaprotheni ngokuyisisekelo atshela amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi awashiye yedwa.
I-Atezolizumab ivimba elinye lalawa maprotheni afihlayo abizwa ngokuthi i-PD-L1, okuvumela amaseli akho e-T (amasosha omzimba) ukuthi abone futhi abhubhise amaseli omdlavuza ngempumelelo. Cabanga ngakho njengokususa ukuzifihla okusetshenziswa amaseli omdlavuza ukuhlanganisa namaseli anempilo.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengokwelashwa komdlavuza okuphakathi nendawo okungabangela imiphumela emibi ebalulekile. Kodwa-ke, iziguli eziningi zikuthola kulula ukukubekezelela kune-chemotherapy yendabuko ngoba isebenza nezivikelo zemvelo zomzimba wakho kunokubulala wonke amaseli ahlukanisa ngokushesha.
Ingxenye ye-hyaluronidase isiza umuthi ukuthi usakazeke ngokulinganayo ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho futhi umuncwe ngempumelelo emgudwini wakho wegazi. Le enzyme yephula okwesikhashana izicubu ezingaphansi kwesikhumba ukudala izindlela zomuthi zokuhamba.
Uthola lo muthi njengomjovo ngaphansi kwesikhumba sethanga lakho noma isisu, ngokuvamile njalo emavikini amathathu. Umhlinzeki wezempilo uzokunika umjovo emtholampilo noma esibhedlela, futhi umjovo uthatha imizuzu embalwa kuphela.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe lo muthi nokudla noma amanzi ngoba unikezwa njengomjovo. Kodwa-ke, ukuhlala unamanzi ngaphambi nangemva kokwelashwa kungasiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenze umuthi ngempumelelo.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokuqapha okungenani imizuzu engama-30 ngemuva komjovo wakho wokuqala ukuze libheke noma yiziphi izindlela zokuphendula ngokushesha. Imithombo elandelayo ingadinga izikhathi ezimfushane zokubheka uma ukubekezelela kahle ukwelashwa.
Indawo yokujova kufanele ijikeleziswe phakathi kwethanga lakho nesisu ukuvimbela ukucasuka. Umnakekeli wakho uzokhetha izindawo ezinethishu enamafutha eyanele futhi agweme noma yiziphi izindawo ezinamanxeba, imihuzuko, noma izinkinga zesikhumba.
Isikhathi sokwelashwa siyahluka kakhulu ngokuya ngokuthi umdlavuza wakho usabela kahle kangakanani nokuthi uyawuthwala kanjani umuthi. Ezinye iziguli zithola ukwelashwa izinyanga eziningana, kanti ezinye zingaqhubeka unyaka noma ngaphezulu.
Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzohlela ukuskena njalo njalo emavikini angu-6 kuya kwangu-12 ukuze ahlolisise ukuthi umdlavuza wakho usabela kanjani ekwelashweni. Uma ukuskena kukhombisa ukuthi umdlavuza wakho uyancipha noma uhlala uzinzile, cishe uzoqhubeka nokwelashwa.
Ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kuqhubeka kuze kube yilapho umdlavuza wakho ukhula naphezu komuthi, uba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu, noma wena nodokotela wakho ninquma ukuzama enye indlela. Ezinye iziguli zingathatha amakhefu ahleliwe ekwelashweni uma zithola imiphumela emihle kakhulu.
Isinqumo sokuyeka ukwelashwa ngaso sonke isikhathi senziwa ngokucophelela nethimba lakho lezempilo, kucatshangelwa kokubili izinzuzo ozitholayo kanye nanoma yimiphumela emibi oyitholayo.
Njengazo zonke izindlela zokwelapha umdlavuza, lo muthi ungabangela imiphumela emibi evela kokuncane kuya kokukhulu. Imiphumela eminingi emibi yenzeka ngoba umuthi wenza isimiso sakho somzimba sokuzivikela, esingahlasela izicubu ezinempilo kanye namaseli omdlavuza ngezinye izikhathi.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ngesikhathi sokwelashwa:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukulawuleka ngokunakekelwa okusekelayo kanye nemithi ethathwa ithimba lakho lezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu kodwa engavamile ingenzeka lapho isimiso sakho somzimba sokuzivikela siba semsebenzini omkhulu. Le miphumela emibi ehlobene nokuzivikela emzimbeni idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha:
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ihlanganisa ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, izinkinga zenhliziyo, kanye nomonakalo wezinso. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokuqapha ngokucophelela ngezivivinyo zegazi ezivamile nokuhlolwa ukuze kubanjwe noma yiziphi izinkinga zisasekuqaleni.
Lo muthi awufaneleki kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Abantu abanezimo ezithile ze-autoimmune kungenzeka bangabi ngabakhethekile abafanele ngoba umuthi ungenza lezi zimo zibe zimbi kakhulu.
Akufanele uthole lokhu kwelashwa uma unezifo ze-autoimmune ezisebenzayo njenge-lupus, i-rheumatoid arthritis, noma isifo samathumbu esivuvukalayo. Umuthi ungenza lezi zimo zibe zimbi kakhulu ngokwenza ngcono amasosha akho omzimba.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe akufanele bathathe lo muthi ngoba ungalimaza ingane esakhula. Abesifazane abaneminyaka yokuzala badinga ukusebenzisa izindlela zokulawula inzalo ezisebenzayo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kanye nasezinyangeni eziningana ngemuva kokuyeka umuthi.
Abantu abanezifo zesibindi ezinzima, izifo ezisebenzayo, noma labo abathole ukufakelwa kwezitho ngokuvamile abakwazi ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuphepha. Udokotela wakho uzoqhuba izivivinyo zegazi futhi abuyekeze umlando wakho wezokwelapha ophelele ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Lo muthi uthengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Tecentriq Hybreza. Igama lomkhiqizo lisiza ukumehlukanisa nenguqulo ye-atezolizumab engaphakathi emthanjeni, ebizwa ngokuthi i-Tecentriq nje.
Ikhemisi lakho nomshuwalense wakho bangase babhekisele egameni lomkhiqizo noma igama elivamile lapho bexoxa ngemithi yakho. Womabili la magama abhekisela kufomula efanayo yokujova ngaphansi kwesikhumba.
Eminye imithi eminingi yokwelapha ngomzimba isebenza ngendlela efanayo ukwelapha umdlavuza, nakuba ngayinye inezici zayo ezihlukile nokusetshenziswa okuvunyelwe. Udokotela wakho we-oncologist angase acabangele i-pembrolizumab (Keytruda) noma i-nivolumab (Opdivo) njengezinye izindlela.
Ezinye izinketho zokwelapha zingase zihlanganise inhlanganisela ehlukene ye-chemotherapy, imithi eqondiswe ngqo, noma izivivinyo zomtholampilo ezihlola imithi emisha. Enye indlela engcono kakhulu incike ohlotsheni lwakho oluthile lomdlavuza, ukwelashwa kwangaphambilini, nempilo yakho yonke.
Ezinye iziguli zingase zizuze ekushintsheni kunguqulo ye-atezolizumab e-intravenous uma zinenkinga yokubekezelela ukujova ngaphansi kwesikhumba noma uma isheduli yazo yokwelapha idinga ukulungiswa.
Womabili lawo machiza angaphansi kwezigaba ezifanayo zemithi yokwelapha ngomzimba futhi asebenza ngezindlela ezifanayo, kodwa awafani. Ukukhetha phakathi kwawo kuncike ohlotsheni lwakho oluthile lomdlavuza, imiphumela yokuhlolwa, nezimo zakho ngazinye.
I-Pembrolizumab inikezwa nge-intravenously njalo emavikini amathathu ukuya kwamathandathu, kuyilapho i-atezolizumab-and-hyaluronidase-tqjs ijovwa ngaphansi kwesikhumba njalo emavikini amathathu. Ezinye iziguli zikhetha ukulula kokujova okufushane ngaphansi kwesikhumba.
Udokotela wakho we-oncologist uzokhetha umuthi onethuba elikhulu lokusiza umdlavuza wakho othile ngokusekelwe kudatha yezivivinyo zomtholampilo, izici zomdlavuza wakho, nomlando wakho wokwelashwa. Yomibili le mithi ikhombise ukusebenza ekwelapheni imidlavuza ehlukahlukene.
Amaphrofayili emiphumela emibi afana phakathi kwale mithi, nakuba iziguli ngazinye zingase zibekezelele enye kangcono kunenye. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha impendulo yakho futhi angashintsha ukwelashwa uma kudingeka.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangavame ukuthola lokhu kwelashwa, kodwa badinga ukuqashwa eduze ngoba imithi ingathinta amazinga kashukela egazini. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizosebenza nodokotela wakho wesifo sikashukela ukuze kulungiswe imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela uma kudingeka.
Ngesinye isikhathi imithi ingabangela izinkinga ze-hormone ezithinta ukulawulwa kukashukela egazini. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi okujwayelekile kuzosiza ithimba lakho ukuthi libone noma yiziphi izinguquko kusenesikhathi futhi lilungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokufanele.
Xhumana nethimba lakho le-oncology ngokushesha uma uphuthelwa umjovo ohleliwe. Bazohlela kabusha i-aphoyintimenti yakho ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, ngokuvamile kungakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa zomthamo wakho ophuthelwe.
Ungazami ukwenza ngaphezu kwemithamo ephuthelwe ngokuthola imithi eyengeziwe. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizolungisa isimiso sakho sokwelashwa futhi linqume indlela engcono yokubuyela emgqeni ngohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi engathi sína efana nobunzima bokuphefumula, isifo sohudo esiqhubekayo, ukuphuzi kwesikhumba sakho, noma ukukhathala okukhulu. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise imiphumela emibi engathi sína ehlobene nokuzivikela komzimba.
Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo linemithi nokwelashwa ukuze kulawulwe imiphumela emibi engathi sína. Ukwelashwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kwemiphumela emibi kuvame ukuwavimbela ukuthi angabi maningi noma unomphela.
Ungalokothi uyeke le mithi ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngayo nodokotela wakho we-oncologist kuqala. Isinqumo sokuyeka ukwelashwa sincike ekutheni umdlavuza wakho usabela kahle kangakanani, yimiphumela emibi oyitholayo, nesimo sakho sempilo esiphelele.
Ngokuvamile ungaqhubeka nokuhamba ngenkathi uthola lokhu kwelashwa, kodwa kuzodingeka ukuthi uhlele nethimba lakho lezempilo ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi awuphuthelwa imijovo ehleliwe. Ezinye iziguli zihlela ukuthola ukwelashwa ezikhungweni zomdlavuza eziseduze nezindawo zazo zokuvakasha.
Njalo thwala uhlu lwemithi yakho kanye nolwazi lokuxhumana nodokotela wakho womdlavuza uma uhamba. Cabangela umshwalense wokuhamba ohlanganisa izimo eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha, ikakhulukazi uma uhamba phesheya.
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