Radiation-Induced Fibrosis in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Review of Pathogenesis and Clinical Outcomes

Radiotherapy-related fibrosis remains one of the most challenging treatment related side effects encountered by patients with head and neck cancer. Several established and ongoing novel therapies have been studied with paucity of data in how to best treat these patients. This review aims to provide...

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Autores principales: Ramia, Paul, Bodgi, Larry, Mahmoud, Dima, Mohammad, Mohammad A, Youssef, Bassem, Kopek, Neil, Al-Shamsi, Humaid, Dagher, Mona, Abu-Gheida, Ibrahim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8808018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35125900
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11795549211036898
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Sumario:Radiotherapy-related fibrosis remains one of the most challenging treatment related side effects encountered by patients with head and neck cancer. Several established and ongoing novel therapies have been studied with paucity of data in how to best treat these patients. This review aims to provide researchers and health care providers with a comprehensive review on the presentation, etiology, and therapeutic options for this serious condition.

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