Abstract:Background: Vincristine leads to development of debilitating neuropathy in 40-45% patients with resultant compromised efficacy of chemotherapy, suboptimal treatment and worse prognostic outcome. Vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 improves non- oncological neuropathies. Therefore, this study investigated vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 to prevent vincristine- induced peripheral neuropathy (VIPN) by reducing incidence, absolute risk, relative risk, severity as well as delaying the onset. Methods: Patients with ALL undergoi… Show more
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