Local application of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) for the treatment of oral mucositis

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 37, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 2003-2009

  Sprinzl, G M ^a   Galvan, O ^a   De Vries, A ^a   Ulmer, H ^a   Gunkel, A R ^b   Lukas, P ^a   Thumfart, W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

GM CSF; Head and neck cancer; Mouthwash; Mucositis; Radiochemotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEXPANTHENOL; HYDROCORTISONE; MITOMYCIN C; RECOMBINANT CYTOKINE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; TETRACAINE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEAD CANCER; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTHWASH; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NECK CANCER; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPERINFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTHWASHES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STOMATITIS;

EID: 0034778443     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(01)00170-8     Document Type: Article

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