Drug details
Velcade (bortezomib)
type of Antineoplastics Proteasome Inhibitors
Velcade (bortezomib) is an antineoplastic (anticancer) agent used to treat multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma, and is sometimes given after other cancer medications have been tried without successful treatment.
The drug is often used to treat Multiple myeloma .
This drug may have the following side effects:
- hives,
- difficulty breathing,
- swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
- vomiting,
- diarrhea,
- fever,
- easy bruising,
- unusual bleeding,
- pale skin,
- lightheadedness,
- shortness of breath,
- cold hands and feet,
- confusion,
- tiredness,
- yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
- vision problems,
- fluttering in your chest,
- seizure,
- severe headache,
- constipation,
- flu-like symptoms,
- weakness,
- mouth sores,
- muscle cramps,
- rapid weight gain,
- swelling in your lower legs,
- fast heart rate,
- skin sores,
- decreased urination, and
- cough with mucus,
- severe or ongoing nausea,
- feeling very thirsty or hot,
- buzzing in your ears,
- thinking problems,
- hot and dry skin,
- heavy sweating,
- sleep problems,
- right-sided stomach pain,
- new or worsening nerve problems (numbness, burning, weakness, or tingly feeling),
- unable to urinate,
- tingling around your mouth
The following drugs are related to Velcade, either as a replacement or used together:
- Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel suspension)
- Adriamycin PFS (doxorubicin hydrochloride)
- Alkeran (melphalan)
- Alkeran Injection (melphalan hcl injection)
- Kyprolis (carfilzomib)
- Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel for iv injection)
- Columvi (glofitamab-gxbm injection)
- Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)
- Darzalex (daratumumab intravenous injection)
- Deltasone (prednisone)
- Empliciti (elotuzumab for injection)
- Evomela (melphalan for injection, for intravenous use)
- Farydak (panobinostat capsules)
- Folotyn (pralatrexate solution for intravenous injection)
- Fusilev (levoleucovorin injection)
- Imbruvica (ibrutinib capsules)
- Ninlaro (ixazomib capsules)
- Revlimid (lenalidomide)
- Mozobil (plerixafor injection)
- Pomalyst (pomalidomide capsules)
- Xpovio (selinexor tablets)
The following supplements are related to Velcade, and may be used together with the drug:
- Melatonin (s.)
- Adenosine (s.)
- Coriolus Mushroom (s.)