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ReviewCancer2018

Beyond symptomatic relief for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: Targeting the source.

Jiacheng Ma, Annemieke Kavelaars, Patrick M Dougherty, Cobi J Heijnen

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07109817 (Desloratadine to Prevent Taxane-induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients With Breast Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 100 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
100citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
7.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07109817 phase2recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Desloratadine to Prevent Taxane-induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients With Breast Cancer (DETOXp)

TypeinterventionalSponsorMontefiore Medical CenterRan2026 to 2030Enrolled116ConditionsBreast Cancer, Peripheral NeuropathyArmsDesloratodine, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

100 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 151 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Clinical efficacy of compression therapy in preventing oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy: a prospective, randomized controlled study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  10. Exploring Cancer Patients' Perspectives on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Experiences and Its Management: A Qualitative Study.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026
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  18. The metabolic basis of cancer-related fatigue.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2025
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40 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiacheng MaNeuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Annemieke KavelaarsNeuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Patrick M DoughertyDepartment of Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Cobi J HeijnenNeuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-1928-3050
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Recovery from Comorbid Depression and Chronic PainR01NS073939 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DANTZER, ROBERT, HEIJNEN, COBI J · 2011 to 2020
$4.0M
The role of ENF loss, TLR4 and spinal plasticity in paclitaxel CIPNR01CA200263 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DOUGHERTY, PATRICK M · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Repair ChemobrainR01CA208371 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI HEIJNEN, COBI J, SHEPHERD, ANDREW JOHN · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
Targeting Neural Mitochondria to Treat Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral NeuropathyR21CA183736 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DANTZER, ROBERT, HEIJNEN, COBI J · 2014 to 2015
$383k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA200263NCI NIH HHS R01 CA208371NCI NIH HHS R21 CA183736NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS073939
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a serious adverse side effect of many chemotherapeutic agents, affecting >60% of patients with cancer. Moreover, CIPN persists long into survivorship in approximately 20% to 30% of these patients. To the authors' knowledge, no drugs have been approved to date by the US Food and Drug Administration to effectively manage chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. The majority of the drugs tested for the management of CIPN aim at symptom relief, including pain and paresthesia, yet are not very efficacious. The authors propose that there is a need to acquire a more thorough understanding of the etiology of CIPN so that effective, mechanism-based, disease-modifying interventions can be developed. It is important to note that such interventions should not interfere with the antitumor effects of chemotherapy. Mitochondria are rod-shaped cellular organelles that represent the powerhouses of the cell, in that they convert oxygen and nutrients into the cellular energy "currency" adenosine triphosphate. In addition, mitochondria regulate cell death. Neuronal mitochondrial dysfunction and the associated nitro-oxidative stress represent crucial final common pathways of CIPN. Herein, the authors discuss the potential to prevent or reverse CIPN by protecting mitochondria and/or inhibiting nitro-oxidative stress with novel potential drugs, including the mitochondrial protectant pifithrin-μ, histone deacetylase 6 inhibitors, metformin, antioxidants, peroxynitrite decomposition catalysts, and anti-inflammatory mediators including interleukin 10. This review hopefully will contribute toward bridging the gap between preclinical research and the development of realistic novel therapeutic strategies to prevent or reverse the devastating neurotoxic effects of chemotherapy on the (peripheral) nervous system. Cancer 2018;124:2289-98. © 2018 American Cancer Society.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsHumansMitochondriaMitochondrial DynamicsMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsNeuralgiaNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsOxidative StressPain ManagementQuality of LifeAntineoplastic AgentsNeuroprotective Agentscancerchemotherapychemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)interventionmitochondrianitro-oxidativepainsymptom

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PMID29461625
PMCPMC5991994
OpenAlexW2790265924

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