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Medical Oncology • Supportive Care
How do you manage hand-foot syndrome associated with capecitabine (and other conventional chemotherapy agents)?
Do you prescribe creams (e.g., urea) to prevent HFS, or is their use generally more reactive?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
In the breast cancer world, I see hand-foot syndrome most commonly with capecitabine. I have used topical 10% urea cream with a reasonable amount of success. I have noticed that using it prophylactically seems to help with the prevention of hand-foot syndrome to quite an extent. A couple of randomiz...
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