The Impact of Immunological Checkpoint Inhibitors and Targeted Therapy on Chronic Pruritus in Cancer Patients

Although pruritus may sometimes be a consequential situation to neoplasms, it more frequently emerges after commencing chemotherapy. In this review, we present our analysis of the chemotherapy treatments that most often induce skin changes and itching. After discussing conventional chemotherapies ca...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Allegra, Eleonora Di Salvo, Marco Casciaro, Caterina Musolino, Giovanni Pioggia, Sebastiano Gangemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/1/2