Table 6.

Common chemotherapeutic agents involved in neuropathy process

Drug	Type	Onset, duration, recovery
Cisplatin	Chronic	1–6 months for onset
Carboplatin	Chronic	Years for recovery (more than 80%)
Oxaliplatin	Acute or chronic Cold-induced	Acute: even during infusion Chronic: same as cisplatin Years for recovery (more than 80%)
Taxanes	Chronic, rarely acute More with dose-dense taxane treatment	Onset within weeks 19% complete recovery 25% no recovery Paclitaxel-associated acute pain syndrome lasts 4–5 days
Vincristine	Subacute	Onset usually after 3 months
Vinblastine	Subacute	Recovery after 3 months of drug cessation
Bortezomib	Onset any time, mainly subacute or chronic	Dose reduction is recommended
Thalidomide	Dose-dependent	Recovery at 2 years or no recovery
Ixabepilone	Subacute or chronic	Onset is acute or subacute
Eribulin	Subacute or chronic	Quick recovery in mild cases Long-term data needed