Long-Term aHTA May Increase Risk for High-Grade CRS

Summary: If you are taking blood pressure medicine for a long time, it might change how your body reacts to new cancer treatments. Doctors found that these daily pills might hide early warning signs of a dangerous immune reaction called Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS). Also, medicines used to lower fevers don't stop this reaction; they just delay it. Because many cancer patients take up to 14 different pills a day, doctors need to watch closely when starting new therapies.

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