Supplemental Preparations in Taxane-Induced Neuropathy Management

Abstract

Taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN) is a dose-limiting adverse effect of chemotherapy without any specific treatment. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effects of natural products and supplements on TIPN. PubMed, Google Scholar and Web of Science databases were searched through August 2022 regarding TIPN and effects of natural products and supplement therapy. Data consists of preclinical studies, randomized controlled trials and case reports. After screening of 230 papers, we found 13 relevant animal and human studies regarding possible benefits of vitamin E, glutamine, omega-3, acetyl-L-carnitine and group of B vitamins on TIPN. Results demonstrated that vitamin E can be helpful on prevention and duration of TIPN. Glutamine and B vitamins showed hopeful results on reducing pain sensation. Omega-3 also shows promising results on incidence of TIPN. However, acetyl-L-carnitine might develop and worsen neuropathy. Although some supplements revealed promising effects on prevention and treatment of TIPN, researches are still limited and we need further long-term large sample size trials to confirm clinical efficacy of these supplements.