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Second primary malignancy: Which Medications Cause It? (7,392 Reports Across 237 Drugs)

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Second primary malignancy has been reported as an adverse event with 237 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 7,392 total reports. 1,825 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Second primary malignancy are CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, DOXORUBICIN, and VINCRISTINE.

7,392
Total Reports
237
Drugs Involved
1,825
Deaths
1,805
Hospitalizations
59.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
56.2% / 43.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Second primary malignancy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 1,247 1.0% 531 242 112
DOXORUBICIN 1,151 1.4% 494 210 134
VINCRISTINE 908 1.3% 420 158 83
IMATINIB 763 1.8% 171 132 16
PALBOCICLIB 658 0.7% 48 109 10
RITUXIMAB 646 0.4% 255 91 64
RUXOLITINIB 611 0.9% 150 159 24
ETOPOSIDE 573 1.1% 248 105 54
PREDNISONE 517 0.3% 242 97 47
OCTREOTIDE 496 2.1% 125 282 11
METHOTREXATE 414 0.2% 169 60 43
CYTARABINE 409 0.9% 203 98 45
CARBOPLATIN 395 0.5% 113 99 59
CISPLATIN 373 0.8% 156 84 33
NILOTINIB 337 1.5% 60 100 13
PACLITAXEL 317 0.4% 81 63 42
DEXAMETHASONE 283 0.2% 123 78 26
LETROZOLE 266 0.9% 27 71 15
LENALIDOMIDE 244 0.1% 50 44 26
SUNITINIB MALATE 244 1.1% 35 71 11

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Second primary malignancy

1,247 reports
1,151 reports
908 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)