The melanoma vaccine is considered to be most effective when the local tumor has been controlled with surgery and or radiation therapy.
Melanoma vaccine side effects.
Sometimes turbt isn t an option as would be the case in later stage bladder cancer.
In patients with very large and aggressive melanoma there may not be sufficient time for an immune response to be mounted against the tyrosinase protein to prevent progression of the melanoma.
The vaccine aids in extending survival times of dogs with stage ii or stage ill oral melanoma and for which local disease control has been achieved negative local lymph nodes or positive lymph nodes that were surgically removed or irradiated.
A few men may have more severe symptoms including problems breathing and high blood pressure.
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A temporary low grade fever or redness and swelling at the injection site may be observed in some dogs.
Bcg treatment may result in fewer side effects than systemic chemotherapy which affects your entire body.
However if you or a loved one do experience severe side effects contact the vaccine adverse event reporting system at 800 822 7967.
These side effects do not require any treatment and resolve quickly.
The vaccine is well tolerated and has not been reported to be associated with side effects requiring medical intervention.
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The side effects you may have and how they make you feel will depend on how healthy you are before treatment your type of cancer how advanced it is the type of treatment vaccine you are getting and the dose.
The vaccine is safe with minimal side effects and was found to be effective in prolonging survival times in dogs with oral melanoma.
Chemotherapy is very well tolerated by dogs especially the merial melanoma vaccine.
The most commonly reported side effects to the vaccine are local irritation at the injection site and loss of normal skin pigment nose skin foot pads etc.
Side effects are usually mild and can include fever chills fatigue back and joint pain nausea and headache.
The zostavax shingles vaccine is made from the live virus.
Dosage the vaccine is packaged in a box containing four single dose vials.
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What are the risks and side effects associated with my dog receiving canine melanoma vaccine.
Cancer treatment vaccines can cause side effects which affect people in different ways.
This vaccine is approved to treat advanced.
