Journal article
Phase 2 results from Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Study 0537
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In this phase 2 component of a multi-institutional, phase 2/3, randomized trial, the authors assessed the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (ALTENS) in reducing radiation-induced xerostomia.
METHODS: Patients with cancer of the head and neck who were 3 to 24 months from completing radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy (RT ± C) and who were experiencing xerostomia …
Authors
Wong RKW; James JL; Sagar S; Wyatt G; Nguyen‐Tân PF; Singh AK; Lukaszczyk B; Cardinale F; Yeh AM; Berk L
Journal
Cancer, Vol. 118, No. 17, pp. 4244–4252
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2012
DOI
10.1002/cncr.27382
ISSN
1097-0142