[Treatment of hand-foot syndrome in the context of targeted therapies]. / Prise en charge du syndrome mains-pieds dans le cadre des thérapies ciblées.

The drugs used to treat cancers can cause side effects. This is the case of hand-foot syndrome, particularly debilitating for patients, caused by certain chemotherapies or targeted therapies. Feedback from a clinical research nurse, working in oncology, on a nursing care protocol developed in conjunction with dermatologists.

[The nurses involved in therapeutic innovation]. / Infirmière de recherche clinique en onco-dermatologie.

Clinical research nurses (CRNs) play an important role within the teams involved in the fight against cancer and in therapeutic innovation. In the dermatology department of the Gustave-Roussy Institute, patients treated for melanoma and taking part in clinical trials are supported along their care pathway by a CRN who, in addition to her clinical expertise, acts as a link between the different players concerned.