What is the best supportive care for lacrimation/rhinorrhea with pemetrexed for lung cancer?
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Medical Oncology · Stanford University Medical Center
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Antineoplastics drugs, such as pemetrexed, can damage the epithelial cells of the conjunctival mucosa. Inflammation and fibrosis of epithelial cells of the lacrimal duct following systemic chemotherapy may lead to lacrimal outflow obstruction and epiphora. The mechanism of lacrimation caused by trea...
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