Acupuncture in the Treatment of Panitumumab Skin Toxicity: A Case Report

Tzach Nahumi; Ilana Levy; Elad Schiff; Samuel Attias; Tatiana Amromin; Abed Agbarya

doi:10.1159/000527853

Acupuncture in the Treatment of Panitumumab Skin Toxicity: A Case Report

Tzach Nahumi, Ilana Levy, Elad Schiff, Samuel Attias, Tatiana Amromin, Abed Agbarya

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Background: Inflammatory skin rash resulting from treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors may cause physical and mental disabling to patients treated for their oncologic condition and may, in some cases, lead to the cessation of biological treatment. Case Report: In this case report, acupuncture treatment was provided to a patient with metastatic colorectal carcinoma who developed skin toxicity from panitumumab including rash, itching, and skin inflammation. Itching, infection, and inflammation symptoms improved significantly following acupuncture, subsequently relapsed following treatment cessation, and improved once again following reintroduction of acupuncture. Conclusion: Acupuncture may be effective in alleviating panitumumab-related skin inflammatory symptoms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	78-83
Number of pages	6
Journal	Complementary Medicine Research
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000527853
State	Published - 1 Feb 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Acupuncture
Case report
Colorectal adenocarcinoma
Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors
Skin toxicity

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Complementary and alternative medicine

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