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How would you approach a patient with early stage breast cancer on adjuvant docetaxel that developed lacrimal duct obstruction after 2 cycles?

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Medical Oncology · University of North Carolina

If a patient has already developed one duct requiring stenting I would probably discontinue the docetaxel and substitute paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel, which do not appear to have similar ocular toxicities. This is uncommon with q3wk administration of docetaxel but is drug-specific and your patient i...

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