Side effects of carboplatin chemotherapy

Carboplatin chemotherapy is one of the more commonly used methods for treating malignant tumors, and it is also one of the more effective methods. However, patients undergoing carboplatin chemotherapy usually have more side effects. However, chemotherapy is the most effective method for treating malignant tumors. Although chemotherapy can kill cancer cells, it will also cause a certain degree of damage to normal tissues. Therefore, the side effects of carboplatin chemotherapy are inevitable. The following is an introduction to the side effects of carboplatin chemotherapy.

1. Bone marrow suppression as a side effect of carboplatin chemotherapy

Most chemotherapy may cause bone marrow suppression, the most obvious manifestation of which is a decrease in white blood cells and even a decrease in hemoglobin.

2. Side effects of carboplatin chemotherapy: effects on the digestive tract

Many patients will experience gastrointestinal reactions after receiving carboplatin chemotherapy, such as decreased appetite, nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension and pain, etc. Many chemotherapy drugs actually cause a certain degree of irritation to the intestinal mucosa, thus causing the above symptoms, and may even cause stomatitis or gastric ulcers.

3. Carboplatin chemotherapy side effects: liver damage

All chemotherapy will cause liver damage in patients. Patients may experience discomfort in the liver area. If the condition is serious, toxic hepatitis may develop. Damage to the liver is mainly caused by toxic hepatitis, but it may also be caused by liver fibrosis.

4. Renal damage as a side effect of carboplatin chemotherapy

Some chemotherapy drugs, if used in large doses, can cause certain damage to kidney function and the patient will experience discomfort in the kidney area. There are actually a lot of drugs that can cause kidney damage. For example, cisplatin chemotherapy can cause kidney damage in patients. In addition, carboplatin chemotherapy can also cause an increase in blood urea and ammonia in patients. The occurrence of these conditions will cause certain harm to the patient's health.