Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy after neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment of breast cancer: a prospective cohort study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1571-1581

  Pereira, Susana ^a,b   Fontes, Filipa ^b,c   Sonin, Teresa ^a   Dias, Teresa ^a   Fragoso, Maria ^a   Castro Lopes, José M ^c,d   Lunet, Nuno ^b,c  

^a PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Peripheral nerve injuries; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; PACLITAXEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PHARMACEUTICAL VEHICLES AND ADDITIVES; TAXOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY;

ADJUVANTS, PHARMACEUTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAXOIDS;

EID: 84959147048     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2935-y     Document Type: Article

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