Donepezil and vitamin E for preventing cognitive dysfunction in small cell lung cancer patients: Preliminary results and suggestions for future study designs

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-69

  Jatoi, Aminah ^a   Kahanic, Stephen P ^b   Frytak, Stephen ^a   Schaefer, Paul ^c   Foote, Robert L ^a   Sloan, Jeff ^a   Petersen, Ronald C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Siouxland Hematology Oncology Associates   (United States)

^c Toledo Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DONEPEZIL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PIPERIDINES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 13244267143     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0696-0     Document Type: Article

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