Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis does not increase risk of neuropathy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Seth E KarolYilun SunLi TangChing-Hon PuiJose FerrolinoKim J AllisonShane J CrossWilliam E EvansKristine R CrewsSima JehaJoshua WolfPublished in: Cancer medicine (2020)
The results of this observational study do not show an association between exposure to fluoroquinolone antibiotics during induction therapy for ALL and subsequent development of vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathies, and suggest that a large increase in VIPN is unlikely.