Clinical pattern and associations of oxaliplatin acute neurotoxicity

BACKGROUND: The objective of the current prospective, multicenter, international study was to trace the incidence and severity of acute oxaliplatin‐induced peripheral neuropathy (OXLIPN) and to determine its clinical pattern. The authors also specifically tested whether patients who had more symptom...

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Published in:Cancer 2013-01, Vol.119 (2), p.438-444
Main Authors: Argyriou, Andreas A., Cavaletti, Guido, Briani, Chiara, Velasco, Roser, Bruna, Jordi, Campagnolo, Marta, Alberti, Paola, Bergamo, Francesca, Cortinovis, Diego, Cazzaniga, Marina, Santos, Cristina, Papadimitriou, Konstantinos, Kalofonos, Haralabos P.
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Language:English
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acute neuropathy
hyperexcitability
neurotoxicity
oxaliplatin
peripheral nerve damage
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Summary:BACKGROUND: The objective of the current prospective, multicenter, international study was to trace the incidence and severity of acute oxaliplatin‐induced peripheral neuropathy (OXLIPN) and to determine its clinical pattern. The authors also specifically tested whether patients who had more symptoms of acute OXLIPN eventually would develop a more severe chronic, cumulative form of OXLIPN. METHODS: One hundred seventy patients (mean ± standard deviation age, 63.7 ± 8.7 years) who were scheduled to receive either combined leucovorin, 5‐fluoruracil, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) or combined capecitabine and oxaliplatin (XELOX) for metastatic colorectal cancer were monitored prospectively at baseline and were followed in 4 European sites. The incidence of hyperexcitability symptoms secondary to acute OXLIPN was assessed by using a descriptive questionnaire (yes/no question) at each clinical evaluation. Motor and neurosensory criteria according to version 3 of the National Cancer Institute's Common Toxicity Criteria were applied to clinically grade the severity of OXLIPN. RESULTS: Acute OXLIPN was present in 146 of 170 patients (85.9%). The vast majority of these patients manifested cold‐induced perioral (95.2%) or pharyngolaryngeal (91.8%) dysesthesias. Severe acute OXLIPN that required prolongation of oxaliplatin infusion from 2 hours to 4 to 6 hours occurred in 32 of 146 patients (21.9%). The increased number of acute OXLIPN symptoms was correlated significantly (Spearman rho correlation coefficient [r]) with both the development (r = 0.602; P < .001) and the degree of the chronic, cumulative form (r = 0.702; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: The current results indicated that the vast majority of patients with colorectal cancer who receive oxaliplatin‐based chemotherapy will manifest symptoms of a transient acute syndrome soon after oxaliplatin administration. Patients who have a more complex combination of acute phenomena related to axonal hyperexcitability are those who eventually develop more severe OXLIPN. Therefore, it may be advisable to test agents against acute OXLIPN to verify their effects on the chronic form. Cancer 2013. © 2012 American Cancer Society. The degree of acute oxaliplatin‐induced peripheral neuropathy may predispose patients to the development and severity of a chronic, cumulative form of neurotoxicity. Therefore, it may be advisable to test agents against acute oxaliplatin‐induced peripheral neuropathy to verify their effects on the chronic form.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/cncr.27732