Chinese Medicine Treatment for Afatinib-Induced Paronychia

Pei-Yuu Yang; Chen-Jei Tai

doi:10.1155/2017/7327359

Chinese Medicine Treatment for Afatinib-Induced Paronychia

Pei-Yuu Yang
, Chen-Jei Tai

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Abstract

Afatinib (Gilotrif™) is widely used to treat patients with mutant activating epidermal growth factor receptor- (EGFR-) dependent lung adenocarcinoma; however, it has various adverse side effects. Here, we report a patient with afatinib-induced paronychia. After Chinese medicine treatment with the well-known anticancer Chinese herbs, Jen-Ren-Hwo-Minq-Saan, and decoction of Ban-Zhi-Lian (Scutellaria barbata) with Bai-Hua-She-She-Cao (Hedyotis diffusa Willd), patient's condition was significantly improved. This shows that these Chinese medicines can not only be used in cancer treatment but also be used in the afatinib-induced paronychia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7327359
Journal	Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Volume	2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7327359
Publication status	Published - 2017

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