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Patients receiving treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors often experience dermatological toxicities. The majority of patients develop skin rash, and may also experience adverse nail and periungual alterations. EGFR inhibitors have become part of the standard of care for several solid tumors, including metastatic colorectal cancer, cancers of the head and neck, and non small-cell lung cancer, thus adequate management of these side effects is necessary to ensure patient compliance to therapy, as well as to maximize patient comfort and quality of life. This review presents a protocol our center optimized to successfully manage cetuximab-associated acneiform rash and nail toxicities.

 

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Patients receiving treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors often experience dermatological toxicities. The majority of patients develop skin rash, and may also experience adverse nail and periungual alterations. EGFR inhibitors have become part of the standard of care for several solid tumors, including metastatic colorectal cancer, cancers of the head and neck, and non small-cell lung cancer, thus adequate management of these side effects is necessary to ensure patient compliance to therapy, as well as to maximize patient comfort and quality of life. This review presents a protocol our center optimized to successfully manage cetuximab-associated acneiform rash and nail toxicities.

 

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Patients receiving treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors often experience dermatological toxicities. The majority of patients develop skin rash, and may also experience adverse nail and periungual alterations. EGFR inhibitors have become part of the standard of care for several solid tumors, including metastatic colorectal cancer, cancers of the head and neck, and non small-cell lung cancer, thus adequate management of these side effects is necessary to ensure patient compliance to therapy, as well as to maximize patient comfort and quality of life. This review presents a protocol our center optimized to successfully manage cetuximab-associated acneiform rash and nail toxicities.

 

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