Starting Sylatron injections for Myeloprliferative disorder. Is this the right medication and Is this a form of chemo?
Patient: My husband has Myeloproliferative Dis.(type-essential Thromboytosis) very high platelets, he is going to start Sylatron injections, all I read about is this med is for Melonoma, or Hepetitis, nothing on platelets. Also is this a form of chemo? Thank-you for your time. Doctor: Hi and welcome to Healthcare magic.Thank you for the query.Sylatron is interferon and it is not typical chemotherapeutic,but it has effect on inflammatory response and cells growing. So it is used in some cases of malignant diseases including hematologic maligancies. There are no enough studies which confirm benefit of it in Myeloproliferative disorders,and it cant replace standard chemoth.However it is worth of try since side effects are minimal and tehre are some good results in other types of blood cancersWish you good heaIth. Regards