Everolimus
Uses
Torinat is used in the treatment of breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and kidney cancer.
How it Works
Torinat is known as an immunosuppressant. Torinat works by blocking the action of certain blood cells in the immune system that may cause the body to reject the transplanted organ.Torinat helps Prevent organ rejection after a kidney or liver transplant in certain patients. Torinat is used with other medicines. Torinat works by blocking the action of a certain protein inside cells. This protein controls the signals to the cell to make it grow, so by stopping it using Torinat from working properly, this stops cancer cells from growing and increasing in number.
Common Side effects
Patients who take Torinat may suffer from such side effects;
Weakness,
Fatigue,
Stomatitis,
Otitis media,
Diarrhoea,
Sinus inflammation,
Infection,
Fever,
Cough