Progress research on effect and mechanism of Chinese materia medica preventing oxaliplatin-induced neurotoxicity / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Oxaliplatin is the third generation of platinum antitumor drugs, which has the advantages of good efficacy, broad anticancer spectrum and so on. However, peripheral neurotoxicity is the main dose limiting toxicity, which affects not only its clinical application but also the quality of patients’ life. According to Chinese medicine theory, some progress has been made in the treatment of this disease by using the traditional herb with invigorating qi and activating blood and warming yang for removing obstruction in collaterals. This article summarizes the literatures in domestic and foreign countries from the aspects of Chinese prescription and active ingredients, which provides basis for clinicians to treat the neurotoxicity of oxaliplatin.