RESEARCH ARTICLE


Adverse Effects of the Oral Anticancer Drug S-1: Lacrimal Passage Impairment and Specific Features of Corneal Epitheliopathy



Ken-ichi Sato*, Shin-ichi Nishimura
Department of Ophthalmology, Nikko Memorial Hospital, Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan


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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Ophthalmology, Nikko Memorial Hospital, Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan; Tel: +81-143-24-1331; Fax: +81-143-22-5296; E-mail: vze04311@nifty.ne.jp


Abstract

We report the incidence of lacrimal passage impairment and specific features of corneal epitheliopathy as adverse effects of the oral anticancer drug S-1, and examine the relationship between the two pathologies. We conducted a retrospective chart review of 84 patients prescribed the anticancer drug S-1. The incidence of lacrimal passage impairment and corneal epitheliopathy was 8% and 6%, respectively. Three patients experienced both pathologies, demonstrating a moderate probability of both occurring in the same patient (kappa coefficient = 0.46). The findings show that lacrimal passage impairment and specific features of corneal epitheliopathy are likely to occur in the same individual as adverse effects of S-1.

Keywords:: Antineoplastic agents, adverse effects, lacrimal duct obstruction, corneal diseases.