Limb Hypothermia for Preventing Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study
Sundar R, Bandla A, Tan S, Liao L, Kumarakulasinghe N, Jeyasekharan A, Ow S, Ho J, Tan D, Lim J, Vijayan J, Therimadasamy A, Hairom Z, Ang E, Ang S, Thakor N, Lee S, Wilder-Smith E. Limb Hypothermia for Preventing Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study. Frontiers In Oncology 2017, 6: 274. PMID: 28119855, PMCID: PMC5222823, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2016.00274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNerve conduction studiesBreast cancer patientsPeripheral neuropathyPaclitaxel infusionLimb hypothermiaPreventing paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyCancer patientsPaclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyHistory of diabetes mellitusDose-limiting toxicityCompound muscle action potentialCool limbsMuscle action potentialWeekly paclitaxelSensory velocityDiabetes mellitusGrade 2Contralateral limbAction potentialsPaclitaxelPilot trialPatientsControl limbsHypothermiaTolerance to hypothermia