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Observational studySupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2023

Efficacy of regional cooling + oral dexamethasone for primary prevention of hand-foot syndrome associated with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin.

Katsuhiko Nara, Ayumi Taguchi, Takehito Yamamoto, Tetsushi Tsuruga, Yuri Tojima, Yuichiro Miyamoto, Michihiro Tanikawa, Kenbun Sone, Mayuyo Mori, Tappei Takada and 2 more

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Observational study in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Regional limb cooling for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced toxicities: a narrative review.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

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Katsuhiko NaraDepartment of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Ayumi TaguchiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. TAGUCHIA-GYN@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Takehito YamamotoDepartment of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Tetsushi TsurugaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Yuri TojimaDepartment of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuichiro MiyamotoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Michihiro TanikawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Kenbun SoneDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Mayuyo MoriDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Tappei TakadaDepartment of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroshi SuzukiDepartment of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Yutaka OsugaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
The University of Tokyo · JPUniversity of Tokyo Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD)-induced hand-foot syndrome (HFS) frequently lowers the quality of life of ovarian cancer patients. Wrist and ankle cooling, having a limited preventive effect, has been the commonest supportive HFS care. In this study, we retrospectively assessed the primary preventive effect of a combination of regional cooling and oral dexamethasone therapy (cooling + oral Dex) on HFS.

methodsThis study is a single-arm retrospective, observational study. Recurrent ovarian cancer patients were administered PLD ± bevacizumab. We retrospectively examined the efficacy of hands and feet cooling (from the start of PLD to the end) + oral Dex (day 1-5: 8 mg/day, day 6, 7: 4 mg/day) for primary HFS prevention.

resultsThis study included 74 patients. The initial dose of PLD was 50 mg/m

conclusionsWe demonstrated the efficacy of regional cooling and oral Dex for primary prevention of PLD-induced HFS. Although future prospective studies are needed to confirm its efficacy, this combination therapy can be considered for primary prevention of HFS in ovarian cancer patients on PLD.

Indexed as

Hand-Foot SyndromeOvarian NeoplasmsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDexamethasoneDoxorubicinFemaleHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPolyethylene GlycolsPrimary PreventionQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesAntibiotics, AntineoplasticDexamethasoneDoxorubicinliposomal doxorubicinPolyethylene GlycolsHand-foot syndromeOral dexamethasonePegylated liposomal doxorubicinPrimary prophylaxisRegional cooling

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PMID37074471
PMCPMC10115730
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