I-Gefitinib, umuthi onamandla, wenza amagagasi emhlabeni we-oncology, ikakhulukazi ezinhlotsheni ezithile zomdlavuza wamaphaphu. Kule bhulogi, masiqonde ukungena nokuphuma kwe-gefitinib 250, sihlole ukuthi isebenza kanjani nokuthi yini ongayilindela uma uyithatha. Sizophinde sibheke imiphumela engemihle, izinyathelo okufanele sizikhumbule, nokuthi i-gefitinib isebenzisana kanjani neminye imithi.
I-Gefitinib umuthi onamandla osetshenziselwa ukwelapha nokuphatha umdlavuza wamaphaphu, ikakhulukazi i-metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) eye yametastase kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba. Ingokwesigaba sezidakamizwa ezibizwa ngokuthi i-kinase inhibitors futhi isebenza ngokuvimbela amaprotheni athile amangqamuzana omdlavuza adinga ukukhula.
Njenganoma yimuphi umuthi, i-gefitinib ingabangela imiphumela ethile engadingeki. Eminye imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile yilena:
Kwezinye izimo, i-gefitinib ingaholela emiphumeleni emibi kakhulu, njenge:
Lapho uthatha i-gefitinib, ukulandela izinyathelo ezithile zokuphepha kubalulekile:
I-Gefitinib umuthi onamandla oqondise i-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Le receptor idlala indima ebalulekile ekukhuleni kwamangqamuzana omdlavuza. Lesi sidakamizwa sisebenza ngokuvimbela umsebenzi we-tyrosine kinase we-EGFR. Uma i-gefitinib ithathwa ngomlomo, imuncwa amaseli omdlavuza futhi ivimbe ukubophezela kwe-ATP kusayithi lokubopha i-ATP ye-EGFR. Lesi senzo simisa i-autophosphorylation ye-EGFR futhi simisa ukusebenza kwezindlela zokusayina ezansi nomfula.
Ngokuphazamisa lezi zindlela, i-gefitinib inomthelela ekwandeni kwamaseli nasekusindeni. Yehlisa ukukhula kwamangqamuzana omdlavuza futhi iwakhuthaze ukuba afe, inqubo eyaziwa ngokuthi i-apoptosis. Lo mshini usebenza ikakhulukazi kumdlavuza wamaphaphu ongewona omncane (NSCLC) onokuguquka okuthile kwe-EGFR, okwenza i-gefitinib ibe ukwelapha okuhlosiwe kwezinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza wamaphaphu.
Ukuthatha i-gefitinib neminye imithi kudinga ukuqapha. Eminye yemithi engase ihlanganyele ne-gefitinib ihlanganisa:
Hlala uthintana nodokotela wakho we-oncologist ngaphambi kokuqala, ukuyeka, noma ukushintsha umthamo wanoma yimiphi imithi ngenkathi uthatha amaphilisi e-gefitinib.
Umthamo ojwayelekile wabantu abadala we-gefitinib womdlavuza wamaphaphu ongewona omncane ungu-250 mg othathwa ngomlomo kanye ngosuku. Lokhu kuyaqhubeka kuze kube yilapho isifo siqhubeka noma imiphumela engemihle ingamukeleki. Ithebhulethi ye-gefitinib ingahlakazwa ku-120 kuya ku-240 ml wamanzi ezigulini ezinenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi.
I-Gefitinib ifakazele ukuthi iguqula umdlalo ekwelapheni umdlavuza wamaphaphu weseli ongewona omncane, ikakhulukazi ezigulini ezinokuguqulwa okuthile kwe-EGFR. Ivimba ukukhula kwamangqamuzana omdlavuza futhi isabalale, iwenze ube yithuluzi elinamandla ekulweni nalesi sifo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, indlela yayo eyingqayizivele yokwenza kanye nendlela ehlosiwe ivule amathuba amasha okwelapha ama-metastases obuchopho avela ku-NSCLC.
Njenganoma yimuphi umuthi, kubalulekile ukuthatha i-gefitinib njengoba kuyalelwe futhi uqaphele imiphumela emibi nokusebenzisana. Uphenyo olwenziwa njalo kanye nokuxhumana okuvulekile nodokotela wakho kuyisihluthulelo sokuthola okuningi kulokhu kwelashwa.
I-Gefitinib isetshenziswa ngokuyinhloko ukwelapha umdlavuza wamaphaphu ongewona omncane (NSCLC). Isebenza kakhulu ezigulini ezinezinguquko ezithile ze-EGFR. I-Gefitinib isebenza ngokuvimbela amaprotheni athile amangqamuzana omdlavuza adinga ukukhula, anciphise ukwanda kwawo.
I-Gefitinib ithathwa kanye ngosuku, ngokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla. Kungcono ukuyithatha ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga angaguquki emzimbeni wakho. Uma usebenzisa imithi yesisu, yiphuze okungenani amahora angu-6 ngaphambi noma ngemva kwe-gefitinib.
I-Erlotinib ingenye i-EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor efana ne-gefitinib. Zombili zisebenza ngempumelelo ku-NSCLC ethuthukisiwe, enokusinda okungaqhubeki nokuqhathanisekayo kanye namazinga okusinda ewonke. Nokho, i-gefitinib ivame ukuba nemiphumela engemihle embalwa.
Iziguli zivame ukuqhubeka nokuthatha i-gefitinib kuze kube yilapho isifo siqhubeka noma imiphumela engemihle ingalawuleki. Ubude besikhathi siyahlukahluka kumuntu ngamunye, kuye ngokuthi basabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
Ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi i-gefitinib inomthelela ekuthuthukiseni izinga lokulawula izifo, ukusinda-mahhala kokuqhubekela phambili, kanye nokusinda okuphelele kweziguli ze-NSCLC. Ukusebenza kwayo kuphawuleka ikakhulukazi ezigulini ezinezinguquko ezithile ze-EGFR.