Effectiveness of Cepharanthin in decreasing interruptions during radiation therapy for oral cancer

Oral Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-44

  Uchiyama, Yuka ^a   Murakami, Shumei ^a   Kakimoto, Naoya ^a   Nakatani, Atsutoshi ^a   Furukawa, Souhei ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Oral cancer; Radiation therapy; Side effects

Indexed keywords

AZELASTINE; CEPHARANTHINE; CISPLATIN; PEPLEOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSGEUSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; RADIATION INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 20744455550     PISSN: 09116028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11282-005-0027-2     Document Type: Article

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