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| Issue : 2 | Page : 200-201 |
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Docetaxel-induced hand foot syndrome: "No dose is a safe dose"
Ankit Jain, Biswajit Dubashi
Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry 6, India
Correspondence Address:
Ankit Jain
HIG 251, Thiruvikas Street, Lawspet Ashok Nagar, Puducherry 8
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.95534
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Docetaxel is an important chemotherapeutic agent used in the management of many solid tumors. The most important side effect of this drug is myelosupression. We report a case of carcinoma breast that developed severe hand-foot syndrome at 75 mg/m 2 doses of docetaxel. The exact mechanism of this side effect in not known. All the physicians using this drug must be aware of this side effect. |
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