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. 2020 Jan 9;20:19. doi: 10.1186/s12886-019-1285-9

Table 5.

Known ocular side effects of prior chemotherapy agents before EGFR and FGFR inhibitor therapy

Prior chemotherpy agents before study drugs Mechanism [2432] Known ocular side effects
Afatinib EGFR-inhibitor Anterior uveitis [32]
Capecitabine Antimetabolite/pyrimidine analog dry eye, lacrimation [24],
Cisplatin Alkylating agent/platinum Blurred vision, retinotoxicity (retinal ischaemia and neovascularization), optic neuropathy [33]
Doxorubicin anthracyline drug conjunctivitis (m/c), periorbital edema, lacrimation, blepharospasm, keratitis, and decreased visual acuity [34]
Everolimus mTOR inhibitor posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome,bilateral optic neuropathy [35]
Geftinib EGFR-inhibitor Dry eye, corneal ulcer [36, 37]
Gemcitabine antimetabolite agent uveal effusion and outer retinal disruption or Purtscher-like retinopathy with combination of docetaxel [25, 38]
Irinotecan topoisomerase I inhibitor None [39], none in combination regimen with 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin and bevacizumab [40]
Oxaliplatin platinum dry eye, lacrimation, conjunctivitis, damage of the retinal pigment epithelium and the optic nerve, visual field defect [30, 41]
Paclitaxel Antimicrotubule agent epiphora, eye pain, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, blurred vision [24, 42]
Pemetrexed Antimetabolite /antifolate AION [1], eyelid edema [24, 43]
Ramucirumab monoclonal Ab of VEGFR-2 none [28]
Sorafenib anti-VEGF agent blurred vision, periocular edema, retinal detachment, ptosis, optic neuropathy, macular edema [27, 44]
Temozolomide alkylating/methylating agent blurred vision with concurrent radiation therapy [45].

AION Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor, Ab Antibody, VEGFR Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, mTOR mammalian target of rapamycin