• J Pain Symptom Manage · Jun 2015

    Multicenter Study Comparative Study

    Neuropathic Symptoms and Their Risk Factors in Medical Oncology Outpatients With Colorectal vs. Breast, Lung, or Prostate Cancer: Results From a Prospective Multicenter Study.

    • Mark A Lewis, Fengmin Zhao, Desiree Jones, Charles L Loprinzi, Joanna Brell, Matthias Weiss, and Michael J Fisch.
    • Department of General Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
    • J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Jun 1; 49 (6): 1016-24.

    ContextFew studies have examined the prevalence and severity of treatment-induced neuropathic symptoms in patients across different cancer types.ObjectivesThis study aimed to report the prevalence of numbness/tingling (N/T) and neuropathic pain in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) vs. other cancers, describe the prevalence of moderate-to-severe N/T by specific clinical variables, and examine factors associated with the presence of these symptoms.MethodsA total of 3106 outpatients with colorectal (n = 718), breast (n = 1544), lung (n = 524), or prostate (n = 320) cancer were enrolled at any point in their treatment. Assessments were conducted at the initial visit and 28-35 days later. Patients reported pain and N/T; clinicians reported mechanism of pain and ranked the top three symptoms causing difficulties.ResultsModerate-to-severe N/T was higher in patients with CRC relative to other cancer types (25.8% vs. 17.1%, P < 0.001); 25% vs. 10.5% of clinicians rated N/T as a top three symptom for patients with CRC relative to other cancers (P < 0.001). The prevalence of neuropathic pain was comparable between patients with CRC and other cancers (P = 0.654). Patients with CRC, longer duration of cancer, prior therapy, on current therapy, older patients, and patients of black race experienced worse N/T.ConclusionPatients with CRC experience significantly higher rates of N/T but comparable neuropathic pain, relative to patients with other cancers. Awareness of the prevalence and severity of neuropathic symptoms and their associated risk factors in this patient population is critical for both clinicians and patients.Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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