Precise evaluation of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy using the visual analogue scale: a quantitative and comparative analysis of neuropathy occurring with paclitaxel–carboplatin and docetaxel–carboplatin therapy

Background Some regimens of chemotherapy cause peripheral neuropathy such as pain in muscles and joints and numbness in the limbs. It is often difficult to estimate the neuropathy accurately and analyze it in detail. The aim of this study was to investigate whether chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy could be appropriately estimated by using the visual analogue scale (VAS).