Strategies offering protection from the toxic effects of anticancer treatments with a focus on chemoprotective agents

Curr Opin Oncol. 2000 Jul;12(4):289-96. doi: 10.1097/00001622-200007000-00003.

Abstract

Side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy affect mainly a patient's quality of life. Means or agents designed to alleviate toxicities of anticancer treatments have been marketed or are under active investigation. In this paper, we review the reports published in this field in 1999.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Chemoprevention / methods*
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / adverse effects
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Preventive Medicine / methods*
  • Radiation-Protective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / adverse effects

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Radiation-Protective Agents