Review Article

Lights and Shadows of Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Table 3

Data obtained from 200 MS patients treated with cy in our centre over a ten-year period. *of the fertile women.

Side effects%

Nausea and vomit40
Amenorrhea18*
Transitory amenorrhea60*
Transitory azoospermia60
Headache15
Alopecia (reversible)13
Fatigue10
Diffuse pain8
Cutaneous rash6
Gastritis and diarrhoea6
Bladder toxicity6
Infection3
Cancer risk1
Arrhythmia1
Dyspnoea0.5