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SUBMITTER: Wong KH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6157713 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wong Kee H KH Kuciejewska Aleksandra A Sharabiani Mansour T A MTA Ng-Cheng-Hin Brian B Hoy Sonja S Hurley Tara T Rydon Joanna J Grove Lorna L Santos Ana A Ryugenji Motoko M Bhide Shreerang A SA Nutting Chris M CM Harrington Kevin J KJ Newbold Kate L KL
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 20160705 2
<h4>Purpose</h4>This phase III, non-blinded, parallel-group, randomised controlled study evaluated the efficacy of Caphosol mouthwash in the management of radiation-induced oral mucositis (OM) in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing radical (chemo)radiotherapy.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Eligible patients were randomised at 1:1 to Caphosol plus standard oral care (intervention) or standard oral care alone (control), stratified by radiotherapy technique and use of concomitant chem ...[more]