Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Survey on the management of skin toxicity associated with EGFR inhibitors amongst French Physicians

Abstract

Background  Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors are part of the therapeutic arsenal available for advanced cancer. However, they are frequently associated with cutaneous side-effects, which can hamper compliance, lead to treatment refusal and impair quality of life.


Objective  To know the attitudes of French oncologists who deal with this skin toxicity. This work is one of the steps to build a therapeutic algorithm of side-effects induced by EGFR inhibitors taking both evidence-based medicine and standard practices into account.


Methods  Physicians completed a questionnaire as part of regional meetings, before any discussion. ...

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