High Tone Therapy for Chemotherapy-induced Neuropathy in Breast Cancer Patients
Objective: Comparison of the change of paresthesias from baseline until end of therapy between the two patient groups, assessed by questionnaires Secondary
Objectives: Further symptoms of neuropathy as well as on health-related quality of life.
• \- Patients with histologically verified breast cancer and neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment with a taxane derivate (e.g., Paclitaxel, Docetaxel): This group was chosen due to relatively high risk of neuropathy due to this special therapeutic agent 1,9.
• Cumulative dose of at least 3 cycles
• Interval of 2 weeks since the last chemotherapeutic cycle in order to prevent false worsenings due to delayed neurotoxic effects
• Life expectancy of at least 3 months
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status score of 0-2 (that is, the capability to walk and to spend less than 50% of waking hours sitting or lying)
• Ability to walk (with or without aids)
• European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) common toxicity criteria (CTC) peripheral sensory neuropathy grade 1 or 2
• Intensity of paresthesias of \> 3/10 on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)