Heated (37°C) oxaliplatin infusion in combination with capecitabine for metastatic colorectal carcinoma: can it reduce neuropathy?

Background/Purpose Oxaliplatin-associated neuropathy remains a dose-limiting toxicity of the standard chemotherapy regimen of oxaliplatin and capecitabine for metastatic colorectal cancer. No preventive strategy has definitively been established. Because this neuropathy is triggered by cold, we hypo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Supportive care in cancer 2010-10, Vol.18 (10), p.1263-1270
Hauptverfasser: Cathomas, Richard, Köberle, Dieter, Ruhstaller, Thomas, Mayer, Gisela, Räss, Andrea, Mey, Ulrich, von Moos, Roger
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