What are the Side effects in children who have Ph+ ALL
Sprycel is approved by the FDA to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that’s Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) in adults and children older than 1-year-old. Ph+ is a permanent change in genes that boosts the development of leukemia. Doctors combine Sprycel with chemotherapy to treat ph+ ALL in children.
According to experts, the most common side effects experienced when you combine Sprycel with chemotherapy in children include:
- Belly pain
- Mucositis (swelling, redness, or sores of the lining of your mouth, throat, stomach, or intestines) [2]
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Fatigue
- Diarrhea [3]
- Nausea [4] or vomiting
- Headache
- Rash
- Low white blood cell count with fever
- Fever