Oral administration of nanomicelle curcumin in the prevention of radiotherapy-induced mucositis in head and neck cancers.

Zahra DelavarianAtessa PakfetratAla GhaziMahmoud Reza JaafariFatemeh Homaei ShandizZohreh DalirsaniAmir Hooshang MohammadpourHamid Reza Rahimi

Published in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2019)

Our data show that nanomicelle curcumin is an effective agent in the prevention of OM or reducing its severity. Thus, the administration of nanocurcumin can be considered as a reasonable approach to hinder the development of OM in HNC patients requiring radiotherapy.

Keyphrases

radiation induced
end stage renal disease
early stage
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
locally advanced
radiation therapy
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
high glucose
electronic health record
squamous cell carcinoma
diabetic rats
patient reported outcomes
rectal cancer