2019
Safety and tolerability of cryocompression as a method of enhanced limb hypothermia to reduce taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy
Bandla A, Tan S, Kumarakulasinghe N, Huang Y, Ang S, Magarajah G, Hairom Z, Lim J, Wong A, Chan G, Ngoi N, Ang E, Lee Y, Chan A, Lee S, Thakor N, Wilder-Smith E, Sundar R. Safety and tolerability of cryocompression as a method of enhanced limb hypothermia to reduce taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy. Supportive Care In Cancer 2019, 28: 3691-3699. PMID: 31811482, PMCID: PMC7316694, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-05177-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve conduction studiesTotal Neuropathy ScoreFrozen glovesTaxane chemotherapyNeuropathy scorePeripheral neuropathyDose-limiting toxicityConcomitant with chemotherapyTaxane-induced peripheral neuropathySeverity of neuropathySensory nerve amplitudesPrevention of neurotoxicitySkin temperature reductionLimb hypothermiaMonths post-chemotherapyPaclitaxel chemotherapyNerve amplitudeMotor amplitudeSevere neuropathyPost-chemotherapyUndesired side effectsChemotherapyCancer patientsNeuropathySide effects
2015
Hypothermia for preventing chemotherapy-induced neuropathy – a pilot study on safety and tolerability in healthy controls
Bandla A, Sundar R, Liao L, Tan S, Lee S, Thakor N, Wilder-Smith E. Hypothermia for preventing chemotherapy-induced neuropathy – a pilot study on safety and tolerability in healthy controls. Acta Oncologica 2015, 55: 430-436. PMID: 26360921, DOI: 10.3109/0284186x.2015.1075664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyHealthy human subjectsHealthy subjectsSevere chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyDose-limiting side effectReduced nerve blood flowSeverity of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyLimb hypothermiaAdjuvant weekly paclitaxelChemotherapy-induced neuropathyNerve blood flowDuration of chemotherapyBreast cancer patientsSuccess of chemotherapyInfluence of hypothermiaEffects of hypothermiaWeekly paclitaxelSignificant adverse effectsPaclitaxel chemotherapyTreatment discontinuationTransient numbnessDose-relatedNeurotoxic drugsHuman subjectsCancer subjects