How do you manage docetaxel or other taxane-induced nail toxicity?
e.g., subungual hemorrhage and onycholysis?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
A variety of nail conditions have been reported with chemotherapy, particularly with docetaxel. There are no proven prevention strategies for taxane-induced nail toxicity. However, there are limited data that the cooling of extremities may help prevent nail complications (Scotte, F, Cancer 2008) but...
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