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For localized esophageal cancer in patients with preexisting neuropathy, what do you use concurrently with radiation therapy?

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Medical Oncology · Mayo Clinic

I would probably start with low-dose carboplatin and paclitaxel as done in the CROSS trial, and monitor carefully for worsening neuropathy with weekly assessment. As the doses are low and the duration of therapy limited to only 5 weeks, we may not see much worsening. In CROSS, there was 15% neurotox...

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