The neuroprotective effect of erythropoietin in docetaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy causes no reduction of antitumor activity in 13762 adenocarcinoma-bearing rats.
Taxanes, including docetaxel (DOCE), are severely neurotoxic, causing disabling peripheral neuropathy. Co-treatment with neuroprotective agents has been proposed to prevent or reverse this. Besides its hemopoietic effects, erythropoietin (EPO) has neuroprotective and neurotrophic properties and when...
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| Formato: | Journal article |
| Idioma: | English |
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2010
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