Relationship between Salivary Amylase and Xerostomia in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A Prospective Pilot Study.
Francesca De FeliceMaria Giulia ScarabelliRaffaella De PietroGiuseppina ChiarelloFederico Di GiammarcoCarlo Guglielmo CattaneoGiuliana LombardoFrancesca Romana MontinaroMiriam TomacielloMario TomboliniDaniela MessineoPier Luigi Di PaoloClaudia MarchettiDaniela MusioVincenzo TomboliniPublished in: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) (2022)
Preliminary results are encouraging. Prospective clinical trials are needed to define the value of salivary amylase in the management of HNSCC tumors.