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Gemcitabine vs cisplatin concurrent with radiation therapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck cancer

Thesis

Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

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Tags

Medical Oncology

Advisors

Husain, Magda M., Zaki, Hesham A., El-Bestar, Mahmoud F., Saqr, Amr Y.

Authors

El-Ashwah, Ahmad Muhammad

Accessioned

2017-07-12 06:42:25

Available

2017-07-12 06:42:25

type

M.D. Thesis

Abstract

Acute radiation reactions in form of skin toxicity (erethema and desquamation), nausea, vomiting, mucositis and weight loss were equally distributed in the treatment arms. Dysphagia and fatigue were markedly higher in Arm B. While infection and and neutropenia requiring hospitalization, IVantibiotics were slightly higher in Arm A compared to Arm B.Regarding the late radiation induced reactions , G III-IV xerostomia affected (70%) of patients in arm A and (80 %) of patients in arm B . Grade III skin lesions affected (20%) of patients in arm A and (16.7%) of patients in arm B. Mucositis grade III/IV affects (10%) of patients in arm A and (16.7%) of patients in arm B.

Issued

1 Jan 2012

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/37923

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Thesis

Created At

28 Jan 2023