Corticosteroids and radiation mucositis in head and neck cancer. A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-148

  Leborgne, José H ^a   Leborgne, Felix ^a   Zubizarreta, Eduardo ^a   Ortega, Bettys ^a   Mezzera, Julieta ^a  

^a Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Accelerated hyperfractionated radiotherapy; Corticosteroids; Radiation mucositis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PREDNISONE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0031803080     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00174-6     Document Type: Article

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