Prophylaxis of radiogenic sialadenitis and mucositis by coumarin/troxerutine in patients with head and neck cancer - A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 34-39

  Grotz K A ^a   Wustenberg P ^b   Kohnen, R ^c   Al Nawas, B ^a   Henneicke Von Zepelin, H H ^b   Bockisch, A ^d   Kutzner, J ^a   Naser Hijazi, B ^b   Belz, G G ^e   Wagner, W ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Schaper & Brummer GmbH & Co KG   (Germany)

^c Institute for Medical Research Management and Biometrics   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^e Cardiovascular Pharmacology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; COUMARIN; DEXPANTHENOL; MELILOTUS EXTRACT; NYSTATIN; PLACEBO; SUCRALFATE; TROPISETRON; TROXERUTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IRRADIATION; MALE; MUCOSA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVARY GLAND; SALIVARY GLAND SCINTISCANNING; SCORING SYSTEM; SIALOADENITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0035095601     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjom.2000.0459     Document Type: Article

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