Prevention and treatment of radiation-induced acute dermatitis in head and neck cancer patients: a systematic review

NA Iacovelli, M Galaverni, A Cavallo, S Naimo… - Future …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Acute dermatitis is the most common radio-induced side effect during treatment for head and
neck cancer. The use of a wide variety of agents is reported to handle skin toxicity. Our aim …

Topical interventions to prevent acute radiation dermatitis in head and neck cancer patients: a systematic review

EB Ferreira, CI Vasques, R Gadia, RJ Chan… - Supportive Care in …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effects of pharmacological and non-
pharmacological topical controls in the prevention of radiation dermatitis. Methods Relevant …

Topical steroid versus placebo for the prevention of radiation dermatitis in head and neck cancer patients receiving chemoradiotherapy: the study protocol of J …

S Zenda, T Yamaguchi, T Yokota, T Miyaji, T Mashiko… - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background To date, the clinical benefit of topical steroid use has only been demonstrated
for radiation dermatitis induced by 50–60 Gy irradiation in breast cancer. However, these …

[HTML][HTML] Phase 3 randomized trial of topical steroid versus placebo for prevention of radiation dermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer receiving …

T Yokota, S Zenda, I Ota, T Yamazaki… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Radiation dermatitis is one of the most common acute toxicities induced by
chemoradiation therapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer (HNC). The benefit of topical …

MASCC clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of acute radiation dermatitis: part 1) systematic review

T Behroozian, D Goldshtein, JR Wolf… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) commonly develops in cancer patients undergoing
radiotherapy and is often characterized by erythema, desquamation, and pain. A systematic …

Topical prevention of radiation dermatitis in head and neck cancer patients: a network meta-analysis

YS Kao, KSK Ma, MY Wu, YC Wu, YK Tu, CH Hung - in vivo, 2022 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Head and neck cancer is a major malignancy worldwide. The treatment
strategy for head and neck cancer usually involves radiotherapy. The main side effect of …

How to manage radiation-induced dermatitis?

D Kiprian, A Szykut-Badaczewska… - … Journal of Oncology, 2022 - journals.viamedica.pl
Radiotherapy is one of the treatment methods available for cancer patients. More than half of
all cancer patients treated with radiotherapy will experience radiodermatitis during their …

Topical betamethasone valerate as a prophylactic agent to prevent acute radiation dermatitis in head and neck malignancies: a randomized, open-label, phase 3 trial

A Menon, SS Prem, R Kumari - International Journal of Radiation Oncology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose We assessed the role of topical betamethasone as a prophylactic agent in patients
receiving radiation for head and neck malignancies. Methods and Materials This …

Topical agent therapy for prevention and treatment of radiodermatitis: a meta-analysis

Y Zhang, S Zhang, X Shao - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2013 - Springer
Background Radiodermatitis (RD) is a common side effect during radiotherapy. Various
topical agents have been tried to be applied on RD. However, the efficiency of topical agents …

Radiotherapy related skin toxicity (RAREST-01): Mepitel® film versus standard care in patients with locally advanced head-and-neck cancer

C Narvaez, C Doemer, C Idel, C Setter, D Olbrich… - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background The aim of the present trial is to investigate a new option of skin protection in
order to reduce the rate of grade≥ 2 skin toxicity in patients receiving radiotherapy alone or …