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Review
. 2018 Aug;36(3):627-651.
doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2018.04.013.

Neurologic Complications of Systemic Anticancer Therapy

Kien-Ninh Ina Ly  1 , Isabel C Arrillaga-Romany  2
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Neurologic Complications of Systemic Anticancer Therapy

Kien-Ninh Ina Ly et al. Neurol Clin. 2018 Aug.

Abstract

Neurologic complications of systemic cancer therapy encompass a range of symptoms that can affect the central nervous system (CNS), peripheral nervous system (PNS), or both. Their incidence will likely increase as novel agents, such as targeted therapy and immunotherapy, become incorporated into standard treatment regimens, and the number of long-term cancer survivors rises. Recognizing the common adverse effects of treatment is important to avoid misdiagnosis of cancer recurrence in the nervous system or paraneoplastic disease. Ongoing has focused on identifying patient-specific risk factors that predispose to drug toxicity and the development of appropriate preventive and therapeutic strategies.

Keywords: Chemotherapy; Immunotherapy; Neurologic complications; Neurotoxicity; Targeted agents.

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