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. 2020 Oct 31;12:1758835920956862. doi: 10.1177/1758835920956862

Table 3.

Management of selected AEs.

Before starting treatment Management
HFSR • Examination of the hands and feet
• Manicure/pedicure to remove hyperkeratotic skin
• Advise patients to avoid friction or stress on skin
• Supportive measures as indicated
• Regorafenib interruption and dose adjustment, in line with prescribing information (see Figure 1 for full details)
Hypertension • Pre-existing hypertension should be controlled before the start of treatment • Monitor blood pressure at least weekly
• Patients should be advised to measure and record their blood pressure at home and to report elevation above a specified level
• Hypertension should be controlled with appropriate antihypertensive therapy such as ACE inhibitors with sequential addition of a beta-blocker and calcium antagonist if needed. Diuretics should be avoided
• Regorafenib interruption and dose adjustment in line with prescribing information
Fatigue • Gentle exercise may be helpful
• Thyroid replacement if hypothyroidism occurs
• Prophylactic oral dexamethasone has been reported to lessen fatigue
• Regorafenib interruption and dose adjustment, in line with prescribing information, may be needed for persistent fatigue

Adapted from published sources.37,4244

ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; AE, adverse event; HFSR, hand–foot skin reaction.