Predictive Biomarkers of Oxaliplatin-Induced Peripheral Neurotoxicity

Oxaliplatin (OXA) is a platinum compound primarily used in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer. OXA-induced peripheral neurotoxicity (OXAIPN) is the major non-hematological dose-limiting toxicity of OXA-based chemotherapy and includes acute transient neurotoxic effects that appear soon after OX...

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Authors: Velasco, Roser|||0000-0003-3194-9406; Alemany, Montserrat|||0000-0002-7039-4186; Villagrán, Macarena|||0000-0001-9236-2428; Argyriou, Andreas A.|||0000-0003-2131-7114
Format: Article
Publication date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:270893
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/270893
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/jpm11070669
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Neurotoxicity
Oxaliplatin
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
Biomarker
Genomics
Neuropathy
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FOLFIRINOX
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Gastrointestinal cancer
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Summary:Oxaliplatin (OXA) is a platinum compound primarily used in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer. OXA-induced peripheral neurotoxicity (OXAIPN) is the major non-hematological dose-limiting toxicity of OXA-based chemotherapy and includes acute transient neurotoxic effects that appear soon after OXA infusion, and chronic non-length dependent sensory neuronopathy symmetrically affecting both upper and lower limbs in a stocking-and-glove distribution. No effective strategy has been established to reverse or treat OXAIPN. Thus, it is necessary to early predict the occurrence of OXAIPN during treatment and possibly modify the OXA-based regimen in patients at high risk as an early diagnosis and intervention may slow down neuropathy progression. However, identifying which patients are more likely to develop OXAIPN is clinically challenging. Several objective and measurable early biomarkers for OXAIPN prediction have been described in recent years, becoming useful for informing clinical decisions about treatment. The purpose of this review is to critically review data on currently available or promising predictors of OXAIPN. Neurological monitoring, according to predictive factors for increased risk of OXAIPN, would allow clinicians to personalize treatment, by monitoring at-risk patients more closely and guide clinicians towards better counseling of patients about neurotoxicity effects of OXA.