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Supportive treatments for hand-foot syndrome
| No. of patients (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cystine/theanine (n = 49) | Placebo (n = 45) | |
| Supportive treatments for HFS | 41 (83.7) | 39 (86.7) |
| Topical medicine | ||
| Urea ointment | 34 (69.4) | 29 (64.4) |
| Other than urea ointment* | 21 (42.9) | 20 (44.4) |
| Oral medicine** | 3 (6.1) | 4 (8.9) |
| Others*** | 1 (2.0) | 3 (6.7) |
*Steroid ointment and/or moisturizing ointment
**Vitamin B6
***Moisturizing ointment from drugstore
