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How do you manage hand-foot syndrome associated with capecitabine (and other conventional chemotherapy agents)?

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Medical Oncology · Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

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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