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Abstract
The perception of the media is that chemotherapy is mainly associated with nausea, vomiting and hair loss. In the longer term the development of peripheral neuropathy, i.e. chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is often more important for patients. The CIPN represents a side effect of many antineoplastic substances with severe functional impairment and its prevention and treatment is an important task. In addition to many interventions, which have been shown to be ineffective, physiotherapeutic measures and possibly the prophylactic application of cold are helpful for prevention. Randomized studies on the treatment of painful CIPN provided positive data for duloxetine and to a lesser extent for venlafaxine.Entities:
Keywords: Duloxetine; Peripheral nervous system diseases, prevention & control; Physical therapy modalities; Platinum compounds; Vinca alkaloids
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28293734 DOI: 10.1007/s00482-017-0198-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Schmerz ISSN: 0932-433X Impact factor: 1.107