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Treatment of capecitabine‑induced hand‑foot syndrome using a topical retinoid: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Masafumi Inokuchi
    • Satoko Ishikawa
    • Hiroyuki Furukawa
    • Hiroyuki Takamura
    • Itasu  Ninomiya
    • Hirohisa Kitagawa
    • Sachio  Fushida
    • Takashi Fujimura
    • Tetsuo Ohta
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    Affiliations: Department of Breast Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920‑8641, Japan
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    Published online on: November 26, 2013
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1706
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Abstract

Capecitabine is a chemotherapeutic drug used in patients with breast, colon and gastric cancer. Hand‑foot syndrome (HFS) is a type of dermatitis that frequently occurs as a reaction to capecitabine. To date, no effective strategies have been found to prevent or reverse HFS. Furthermore, chemotherapy induces an elevation in the expression of heparin‑binding epidermal growth factor‑like growth factor (HB‑EGF), and this activation represents a critical mechanism for the induction of chemotherapeutic resistance. Adapalene is a third‑generation synthetic retinoid. Topical retinoids are important therapeutic anti-aging agents for managing photodamaged skin, and are known to increase HB‑EGF levels, which is important for skin wound healing. Accordingly, the current report focused on the topical retinoids that increase HB‑EGF expression in the skin, and we hypothesized that these topical retinoids induce local chemotherapeutic resistance in the skin of patients receiving chemotherapy and consequently, decrease the cutaneous side‑effects of chemotherapy. This report presents a case of the successful treatment of refractory HFS induced by capecitabine using the topical application of adapalene. Topical adapalene was applied for 3 months and significantly reduced inflammation and pain following chemotherapy. Topical retinoids may have the potential to effectively treat capecitabine‑induced HFS by increasing HB‑EGF expression and decreasing cutaneous side‑effects. Further studies are required to establish the therapeutic efficacy of topical retinoids on HFS.
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Inokuchi M, Ishikawa S, Furukawa H, Takamura H, Ninomiya I, Kitagawa H, Fushida S, Fujimura T and Ohta T: Treatment of capecitabine‑induced hand‑foot syndrome using a topical retinoid: A case report. Oncol Lett 7: 444-448, 2014.
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Inokuchi, M., Ishikawa, S., Furukawa, H., Takamura, H., Ninomiya, I., Kitagawa, H. ... Ohta, T. (2014). Treatment of capecitabine‑induced hand‑foot syndrome using a topical retinoid: A case report. Oncology Letters, 7, 444-448. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1706
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Inokuchi, M., Ishikawa, S., Furukawa, H., Takamura, H., Ninomiya, I., Kitagawa, H., Fushida, S., Fujimura, T., Ohta, T."Treatment of capecitabine‑induced hand‑foot syndrome using a topical retinoid: A case report". Oncology Letters 7.2 (2014): 444-448.
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Inokuchi, M., Ishikawa, S., Furukawa, H., Takamura, H., Ninomiya, I., Kitagawa, H., Fushida, S., Fujimura, T., Ohta, T."Treatment of capecitabine‑induced hand‑foot syndrome using a topical retinoid: A case report". Oncology Letters 7, no. 2 (2014): 444-448. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1706
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Inokuchi M, Ishikawa S, Furukawa H, Takamura H, Ninomiya I, Kitagawa H, Fushida S, Fujimura T and Ohta T: Treatment of capecitabine‑induced hand‑foot syndrome using a topical retinoid: A case report. Oncol Lett 7: 444-448, 2014.
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Inokuchi, M., Ishikawa, S., Furukawa, H., Takamura, H., Ninomiya, I., Kitagawa, H. ... Ohta, T. (2014). Treatment of capecitabine‑induced hand‑foot syndrome using a topical retinoid: A case report. Oncology Letters, 7, 444-448. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1706
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Inokuchi, M., Ishikawa, S., Furukawa, H., Takamura, H., Ninomiya, I., Kitagawa, H., Fushida, S., Fujimura, T., Ohta, T."Treatment of capecitabine‑induced hand‑foot syndrome using a topical retinoid: A case report". Oncology Letters 7.2 (2014): 444-448.
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Inokuchi, M., Ishikawa, S., Furukawa, H., Takamura, H., Ninomiya, I., Kitagawa, H., Fushida, S., Fujimura, T., Ohta, T."Treatment of capecitabine‑induced hand‑foot syndrome using a topical retinoid: A case report". Oncology Letters 7, no. 2 (2014): 444-448. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1706
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