Cutaneous toxicity of antineoplastic therapy and approaches to its correction

Abstract

The predictable side effects in the form of cutaneous toxicity sometimes do not allow to carry out the adequate course of antineoplastic therapy. The most frequent adverse reactions of the skin to such treatment include xerosis and pruritus. We observed 18 patients given various antineoplastic preparations who developed manifest xerosis and pruritus. The combined treatment included infrared therapy (in the frequency range of 590-620 nm) and an agent for the topical application containing 2% urea. A course of adjuvant therapy resulted in all the patients in the reduction of the severity of clinical symptoms of cutaneous toxicity of the antineoplastic preparations. In addition, certain subjective sensations (such as pruritus, skin tightness and hypersensitivity) were eliminated which significantly promoted tolerability to the course of the antineoplastic treatment. It is recommended to supplement the antineoplastic therapy by a course of phototherapy using orange light in combination with the application of a moistening agent for the external use.

Keywords

antineoplastic treatment / adverse reactions / xerosis / methods of correction / infrared therapy / pruritus

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