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ReviewSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN): current therapies and topical treatment option with high-concentration capsaicin.

Christian Maihöfner, Ingo Diel, Hans Tesch, Tamara Quandel, Ralf Baron

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Review in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

88 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 135 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Assessment measures for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy among pediatric oncology patients: an updated systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  8. Effects on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy by moderate strength training in combination with whole-body vibration in breast cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Christian MaihöfnerDepartment of Neurology, Fürth General Hospital, Jakob-Henle-Straße 1, 90766, Fürth, Germany. neurologie@klinikum-fuerth.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5153-8271
Ingo DielPraxisklinik Am Rosengarten, Mannheim, Germany.
Hans TeschDepartment of Oncology, Bethanien Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Tamara QuandelGrünenthal GmbH, 52078, Aachen, Germany.
Ralf BaronDivision of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Cardiovascular Center Bethanien · DEGrünenthal Group (Germany) · DEKlinikum Fürth · DEOrthopädische Praxis · DEUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer diagnosis and treatment are drastic events for patients and their families. Besides psychological aspects of the disease, patients are often affected by severe side effects related to the cancer itself or as a result of therapeutic interventions. Particularly, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is the most prevalent neurological complication of oral or intravenous chemotherapy. The disorder may require dose reduction of chemotherapy and is accompanied by multiple symptoms with long-term functional impairment affecting quality of life (QoL), e.g., sensory and functional deteriorations as well as severe pain. Although CIPN may reverse or improve after termination of the causative chemotherapy, approximately 30-40% of patients are faced with chronicity of the symptoms. Due to the advantages in cancer diagnosis and treatments, survival rates of cancer patients rise and CIPN may occur even more frequently in the future. In this review, we summarize current recommendations of leading national and international societies regarding prevention and treatment options in CIPN. A special focus will be placed on current evidence for topical treatment of CIPN with high-dose capsaicin. Finally, an algorithm for CIPN treatment in clinical practice is provided, including both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic modalities based on the clinical presentation.

Indexed as

CapsaicinHumansNeoplasmsPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesQuality of LifeCapsaicinCancerCapsaicinChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyNeuropathic Pain

Identifiers

PMID33624117
PMCPMC8236465
OpenAlexW3130671713

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