Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common adverse effect of neurotoxic anticancer drugs that may affect quality of life (QoL). Purpose: The purposes of this study were to: assess the levels of CIPN, anxiety, depression, CIPN–related QoL, and general QoL; and identify the factors related to CIPN–related QoL and general QoL in patients with advanced lung cancer (LC) receiving platinum-based chemotherapy. This cross-sectional study examined patients with advanced LC who received platinum-based chemotherapy from the thoracic oncology inpatient wards of a medical center in northern Taiwan. Structured questionnaires were used to measure patients’ CIPN (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life questionnaire–chemotherapy–induced peripheral neuropathy 20), anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Depression Scale [HADS]), depression (HADS), CIPN-related QoL (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy /Gynecologic Oncology Group-Neurotoxicity subscale [FACT/GOG–Ntx]), and general QoL (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General Input [FACT-G]). Of 93 patients with advanced LC, 53.8% reported CIPN–sensory impairment and 47.3% reported CIPN–motor impairment. The most common CIPN symptoms were difficulty getting or maintaining an erection (only for men > 65 years) and difficulty in climbing stairs or getting up out of a chair. Poor CIPN–related QoL (FACT/GOG–Ntx) was associated with more CIPN–sensory and more CIPN–motor impairment. Poor general QoL (FACT-G) was associated with a higher level of depression, a higher level of anxiety, and receipt of more chemotherapy cycles. More than half of LC patients report impairment related to CIPN, calling for holistic treatment to improve QoL.

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Purpose: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common adverse event of cancer treatment that may affect quality of life (QoL). The purposes of this study were to: assess the levels of CIPN, depression, general QoL, and CIPN–related QoL; and identify the factors related to CIPN–related QoL and general QoL in patients with advanced lung cancer (LC) receiving platinum-based chemotherapy.Methods: This cross-sectional study examined patients with advanced LC who received platinum-based chemotherapy from the thoracic oncology inpatient wards of a medical center in northern Taiwan. Structured questionnaires were used to measure patients’ CIPN, depression, general QoL, and CIPN-related QoL.Results: Of the 93 patients with advanced LC studied, 53.8% and 47.3% reported CIPN–sensory impairment and CIPN–motor impairment, respectively. The most common CIPN symptoms were difficulty getting or maintaining an erection and difficulty in climbing stairs or getting up out of a chair. Poor CIPN–related QoL was associated with more CIPN–sensory and more CIPN–motor impairment. Poor general QoL was associated with a higher level of depression, more CIPN-sensory impairment, and a higher cumulative dose of chemotherapy.Conclusion: More than half of LC patients report impairment related to CIPN. This finding highlights the importance of treating these symptoms which significantly impair QoL. A holistic approach — including patient health education, dietary adjustment, nutritional supplements, aerobic exercise, and balance training — is needed to relieve the distressful peripheral neurological symptoms and emotional distress of CIPN during and after treatment for advanced LC.