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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Xia Zhang
    • Wei‑Wei Chen
    • Wen‑Juan Huang
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  • Published online on: January 27, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2017.851
  • Pages: 267-271
  • Copyright: © Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Neuropathy is associated with side effects of frontline chemotherapeutics, which is a prominent therapy utilized in prevalent cancers. Peripheral neuropathy negatively impacts quality of life in cancer patients and survivors. It also affects the dose plan of the treatment, thereby limiting the efficacy of the treatment. We searched the electronic database PubMed for pre‑clinically and clinically controlled trials reporting neuropathy of adverse effects, a result of chemotherapy in cancer patients. It was observed clearly that many reports provide clinical evidence to rapidly growing neuropathy cases of cancer patients. Furthermore, the reports clearly showed enhanced cold pain, sensorimotor deficits, sensory innervation of the skin and sensorimotor deficits in the patients with cancer who underwent treatment mainly with the chemotherapeutic approach. The present review highlighted the current view of peripheral neuropathy during chemotherapeutic approaches.
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Zhang X, Chen WW and Huang WJ: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (Review). Biomed Rep 6: 267-271, 2017
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Zhang, X., Chen, W., & Huang, W. (2017). Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (Review). Biomedical Reports, 6, 267-271. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2017.851
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Zhang, X., Chen, W., Huang, W."Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (Review)". Biomedical Reports 6.3 (2017): 267-271.
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Zhang, X., Chen, W., Huang, W."Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (Review)". Biomedical Reports 6, no. 3 (2017): 267-271. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2017.851