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Tetracycline to prevent epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor-induced skin rashes
Cancer, 06/17/08

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Jatoi A et al. - In the current study, tetracycline was not found to prevent EGFR inhibitor-induced rashes and therefore cannot be clinically recommended for this purpose. However, preliminary observations of diminished rash severity and improved quality of life suggest this antibiotic merits further study.

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