Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) accelerates healing of radiation induced moist desquamation of the skin

Klinicka Onkologie

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-205

  Viswanath, Lokesh ^a   Bindhu, J ^a   Krishnamurthy, B ^a   Suresh, K P ^b  

^a KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Dermatitis; Filgrastim; G CSF; Head and neck cancer; Injuries; Radiotherapy; Skin; Wounds

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLOXACILLIN; CYTOKINE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; TINIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIZATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MOIST DESQUAMATION; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WOUND HEALING;

FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RADIODERMATITIS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84862992069     PISSN: 0862495X     EISSN: 18025307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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