%0 Journal Article
%T Optic atrophy after cabazitaxel treatment in a patient with castration
%A Sevda Diker
%A £żmer Diker
%J Scottish Medical Journal
%@ 2045-6441
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0036933018810653
%X Taxanes are a group of cytotoxic anti-cancer agents used in the treatment of solid tumours. The neurotoxic adverse effects of docetaxel and paclitaxel, including optic neuropathy, are well known. Cabazitaxel is a new generation taxane showing lesser drug resistance when compared with previous ones. Optic atrophy due to the use of cabazitaxel has not been previously reported. Herein, we report a patient with prostate cancer who developed optic atrophy after cabazitaxel treatment
%K Taxanes
%K cabazitaxel
%K optic atrophy
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0036933018810653