Duloxetine improves oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy in patients with colorectal cancer: an open-label pilot study
Author(s) -
Ya-Hsu Yang,
Jen Kou Lin,
Wei Shone Chen,
Tzu Chen Lin,
Shung-Haur Yang,
Jeng Kai Jiang,
Shih Ching Chang,
Yuan Lan,
Chun Chi Lin,
Chueh Chuan Yen,
Cheng-Hwai Tzeng,
Wei Shu Wang,
HueyLing Chiang,
Chung Jen Teng,
Hao-Wei Teng
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
supportive care in cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.133
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1433-7339
pISSN - 0941-4355
DOI - 10.1007/s00520-011-1237-2
Subject(s) - duloxetine , medicine , oxaliplatin , tolerability , adverse effect , chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy , visual analogue scale , neuropathic pain , peripheral neuropathy , colorectal cancer , duloxetine hydrochloride , anesthesia , cancer , diabetes mellitus , alternative medicine , pathology , endocrinology
This open-label pilot study is aimed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the antidepressant duloxetine, which is effective for diabetic neuropathic pain, in the treatment of chronic oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy (OIPN).
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