The relationship between peripheral neuropathy and efficacy in second-line chemotherapy for unresectable advanced gastric cancer: a prospective observational multicenter study protocol (IVY)

Paclitaxel is used in second-line conventional chemotherapies to manage patients with unresectable advanced gastric cancer (GC). Paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy is a known adverse event leading to tre...

Source: BMC Cancer - October 11, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hiroaki Tanioka, Takeshi Nagasaka, Futoshi Uno, Masafumi Inoue, Hiroyuki Okita, Yosuke Katata, Hiromitsu Kanzaki, Hidekazu Kuramochi, Hironaga Satake, Yoshiaki Shindo, Akira Doi, Jyunichiro Nasu, Haruhiro Yamashita and Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research