- Actual duration of patient-reported mucositis: Far longer than 2 to 4 weeks and may be avoidable altogether
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McCullough RW
- KMID: 2360696
- Korean J Clin Oncol.
- 2016 Jun;12(1):1-6.
- doi: 10.14216/kjco.16001
The impression that oral mucositis is a brief 14–28 day-consequence of chemoradiation is misguided. Clinically significant patient-reported oral mucositis may last 46 to 102 days depending on the treatment schedule... -
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- Elimination of unplanned treatment breaks and dose reductions caused by mucositis: Positive implications for survival outcomes and cost reductions using high potency polymerized cross-linked sucralfate in 55 patients undergoing radiation for head and neck cancer with and without chemotherapy
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McCullough RW
- KMID: 2387994
- Korean J Clin Oncol.
- 2017 Jun;13(1):10-24.
- doi: 10.14216/kjco.17002
PURPOSE: Annually 27,855 patients in Korea develop treatment-induced mucositis nearly doubling the cost of cancer care. It is an emergency medical condition causing unplanned treatment breaks in 4,998 patients. The... -
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