[Side effects of chemotherapy]

Urologe A. 2017 Apr;56(4):472-479. doi: 10.1007/s00120-017-0338-z.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Urologic tumors are frequently treated by multimodal therapeutic strategies with the consequence of an increasing number of adverse events. The most common chemotherapy-induced side effects are neutropenia, stomatitis, mucositis, diarrhea, and emesis. The efficacy of tumor therapy can be improved by good prophylaxis and standardized management of side effects.

Keywords: Diarrhea; Emesis; Mucositis; Neutropenia; Stomatitis.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Diarrhea / chemically induced*
  • Diarrhea / prevention & control
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Mucositis / chemically induced*
  • Mucositis / prevention & control
  • Neutropenia / chemically induced*
  • Neutropenia / prevention & control
  • Stomatitis / chemically induced*
  • Stomatitis / prevention & control
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urologic Neoplasms / complications
  • Urologic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Vomiting / chemically induced*
  • Vomiting / prevention & control