A double-blind, randomised, vehicle-controlled clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of MAS065D in limiting the effects of radiation on the skin: Interim analysis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 317-321

  Leonardi, Maria Cristina ^a   Gariboldi, Silvia ^b   Ivaldi, Giovanni Battista ^a   Ferrari, Annamaria ^a   Serafini, Flavia ^a   Didier, Florence ^a   Mariani, Luigi ^c   Castiglioni, Simona ^d   Orecchia, Roberto ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast; MAS065D; Radiation induced dermatitis; Skin care

Indexed keywords

MAS 065D; WATER OIL CREAM;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION RESPONSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TOXICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MIDDLE AGED; OLEIC ACIDS; PAIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; PRURITUS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THIAZOLIDINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITIS;

EID: 44949129007     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2008.0396     Document Type: Article

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