Prophylactic effect of pentoxifylline on radiotherapy complications: A clinical study

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-356

  Aygenc, Erdinc ^a,b   Celikkanat, Serdar ^a   Kaymakci, Mustafa ^a   Aksaray, Ferdi ^a   Ozdem, Cafer ^a  

^a Department of Radiology   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECROSIS; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTION; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZATION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SOFT TISSUE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 1842477379     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2003.08.015     Document Type: Article

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