Does aqueous or sucralfate cream affect the severity of erythematous radiation skin reactions? A randomised controlled trial

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-162

  Wells, Mary ^a   Macmillan, Maureen ^b   Raab, Gillian ^b   MacBride, Sheila ^a   Bell, Nancy ^b   MacKinnon, Karen ^c   MacDougall, Hugh ^d   Samuel, Leslie ^e   Munro, Alastair ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^e ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Radiotherapy; Skin care

Indexed keywords

SUCRALFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TOXICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; OINTMENTS; PROBABILITY; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUCRALFATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7944226287     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.07.032     Document Type: Article

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