Capecitabine-induced multifocal leukoencephalopathy: A report of five cases

A. Videnovic; I. Semenov; R. Chua-Adajar; L. Baddi; D. T. Blumenthal; A. C. Beck; T. Simuni; S. Futterer; W. Gradishar; C. Tellez; J. J. Raizer

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Capecitabine-induced multifocal leukoencephalopathy: A report of five cases

A. Videnovic, I. Semenov, R. Chua-Adajar, L. Baddi, D. T. Blumenthal, A. C. Beck, T. Simuni, S. Futterer, W. Gradishar, C. Tellez, J. J. Raizer^*

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Capecitabine is used to treat advanced breast and gastrointestinal malignancies. A single case of encephalopathy and three cases of peripheral neuropathy are the only neurotoxicities reported. The authors report five additional cases of capecitabine-induced multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1792-1794
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neurology
Volume	65
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000187313.83515.7e
State	Published - Dec 2005

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