Oral glutamine in paediatric oncology patients: A dose finding study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-36

  Ward, E ^b   Picton, S ^a   Reid, U ^a   Thomas, D ^a   Gardener, C ^a   Smith, M ^b   Henderson, M ^b   Holden, V ^b   Kinsey, S ^a   Lewis, I ^a   Allgar, V ^b  

^a Yorkshire Heart Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Child; Glutamine; Mucositis; Oncology

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTHRACYCLINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DACTINOMYCIN; GLUTAMINE; METHOTREXATE;

ADOLESCENT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; AMMONIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; NEOPLASMS; SAFETY;

EID: 12244257530     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601517     Document Type: Article

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