Doxycycline for the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema

• Main Authors: Stav Brown (Author), Joseph H. Dayan (Author), Michelle Coriddi (Author), Leslie McGrath (Author), Raghu P. Kataru (Author), Babak J. Mehrara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Secondary lymphedema is a common complication of cancer treatment for which no effective drug treatments yet exist. Level I clinical data suggests that doxycycline is effective for treating filariasis-induced lymphedema, in which it decreases tissue edema and skin abnormalities; however, th...