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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Pain Research and Treatment Volume 2011, Article ID 920807, 4 pages doi:10.1155/2011/920807 Case Report Acupuncture Treatment for Bortezomib-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Case Report Ting Bao,1, 2 Ruixin Zhang,2 Ashraf Badros,1 and Lixing Lao2 1 Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA 2 Center for Integrative Medicine, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Lixing Lao, llao@ Received 31 October 2010; Accepted 17 January 2011 Academic Editor: Steve McGaraughty Copyright © 2011 Ting Bao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Peripheral neuropathy is a common and severe dose-limiting side effect of the chemotherapy agent, bortezomib, in multiple myeloma patients. Treatment with narcotics, antidepressants, and anticonvulsants has limited response and potential significant side effects. Acupuncture has been reported to be effective in treating diabetic neuropathy and chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy. There has not been report on the effect of acupuncture in treating bortezomib-induced peripheral neuropathy specifically. Here, we report a successful case of using acupuncture to relieve bortezomib-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms. 1. Introduction BIPN. Animal studies suggest that BIPN may be the result