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The effect of amifostine on acute and late radiation side effects in head and neck cancer patients

dc.contributor.authorCebelli, Günhan
dc.contributor.authorÖzşahin, Esat Mahmut
dc.contributor.buuauthorDemiröz, Candan
dc.contributor.buuauthorÖzkan, Lütfi
dc.contributor.buuauthorKaradağ, Oya
dc.contributor.departmentTıp Fakültesi
dc.contributor.departmentRadyasyon Onkolojisi Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.contributor.scopusid35113034100
dc.contributor.scopusid55915679400
dc.contributor.scopusid55314153000
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-11T13:38:02Z
dc.date.available2022-04-11T13:38:02Z
dc.date.issued2012-10
dc.description.abstractObjective: We aimed to investigate the effect of amifostine on acute and late side effects, and its tolerability in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiotherapy (RT). Material and Methods: The study included 87 patients with primary head and neck cancers and cervical lymph node metastases from unknown primary cancers treated with RT alone or combined with chemotherapy (CT). Forty-one patients (47%) received amifostine combined with RT (ART group) and 46 patients (52%) received RT without amifostine (RT group). The patients were evaluated every week during the treatment and at month 1 and 2 after the completion of RT for acute side effects and month 3, 6, 9, 12, and 24 after the treatment for late side effects according to SOMA/LENT scale. Amifostine was administered prior to RT, along with anti-emetic prophylaxis. The two groups were compared with the Student's t and Mann-Whitney U and Chi-square tests. Results: The ART group had significantly less toxicity (grade 1 mucositis, grade 2 fibrosis) than patients in the RT group (p=0.001, p=0.03, respectively). At week 3 of RT grade 2 mucositis developed in two patients (5%) in the ART group and 10 patients (22%) in the RT group (p=0.02). The protective effect of amifostine on skin reactions developed at week 4 of RT (p=0.05). Grade 3 xerostomia at 9, 12, and 15 months of follow-up (p=0.02, p=0.02, and p=0.02, respectively), grade 2 xerostomia at 18 and 24 months (p=0.02 and p=0.01, respectively) and fibrosis at 15, 18 and 24 months (p=0.05, p=0.02 and p=0.02, respectively) decreased markedly in the ART group compared with the RT group. Emesis was the most common adverse effect of amifostine. Conclusion: Daily administration of amifostine during RT was effective in avoiding late grade 2-3 xerostomia, as well as grade 2 fibrosis.
dc.description.abstractAmifostinin radyoterapi (RT) ile tedavi edilmiş baş ve boyun kanseri hastalarında akut ve geç yan etkiler üzerindeki etkisini ve tolerabilitesini araştırmayı amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya, tek başına RT veya RT ve eş zamanlı kemoterapi (KT) ile tedavi edilmiş primer baş ve boyun kanseri olan ve primeri bilinmeyen bir kanserden servikal lenf düğümlerine metastaz yapmış 87 hasta dâhil edildi. Kırk bir hastaya (47%) RT ile birlikte amifostin (ART grup) ve 46 hastaya (52%) amifostin olmaksızın RT (RT grubu) verildi. Olgular, tedavi sırasında akut yan etkiler açısından her hafta ve RT bittikten sonra 1. ve 2. ayda, geç yan etkiler açısından ise tedavi bittikten sonra 3., 6., 9., 12., ve 24. aylarda SOMA/LENT skalasına göre değerlendirildiler. Amifostin RT’den önce antiemetik profilaksi ile beraber uygulandı. İki grubun, komplikasyonlar üzerindeki etki açısından karşılaştırılmasında Student-t ve Mann Whitney-u testleri kullanıldı. Bulgular: ART grubunda toksisite, RT grubu hastalarında olduğundan daha az (evre 1 mukozit, evre 2 fibrozis) ortaya çıktı (p=0,001, p=0,03, sırasıyla). RT’nin 3. haftasında ART grubunda iki hastada (%5) ve RT grubunda on hastada (%22) evre 2 mukozit gözlemlendi (p=0,02). RT’nin 4. haftasında amifostinin deri reaksiyonları üzerinde koruyucu etkisi görüldü (p=0,05). Evre 3 kserostomi 9., 12. ve 15. ay takiplerinde (sırasıyla p=0,02, p=0,02, ve p=0,02), evre 2 kserostomi 18. ve 24. ay takiplerinde (sırasıyla p=0,02 ve p=0,01) ve fibrozis 15., 18. ve 24. ay takiplerinde (sırasıyla p=0,05, p=0,02 ve p=0,02) RT grubuna kıyasla ART grubunda belirgin olarak azaldı. Amifostinin en sık ortaya çıkan yan etkisinin kusma olduğu belirlendi. Sonuç: Günlük amifostin uygulaması, RT’ye bağlı geç evre 2-3 kserostomi ve evre 2 fibrozisinden korunmada etkili olmuştur.
dc.identifier.citationDemiröz, C. vd. (2012). "The effect of amifostine on acute and late radiation side effects in head and neck cancer patients". Türkiye Klinikleri Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, 32(5), 1207-1216.
dc.identifier.endpage1216
dc.identifier.issn1300-0292
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84863870095
dc.identifier.startpage1207
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5336/medsci.2011-23100
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.turkiyeklinikleri.com/article/en-the-effect-of-amifostine-on-acute-and-late-radiation-side-effects-in-head-and-neck-cancer-patients-63024.html
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11452/25709
dc.identifier.volume32
dc.identifier.wos000313378300002
dc.indexed.wosSCIE
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOrtadoğu Yayınevi
dc.relation.collaborationSanayi
dc.relation.collaborationYurt dışı
dc.relation.journalTürkiye Klinikleri Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectGeneral & internal medicine
dc.subjectRadiotherapy
dc.subjectHead and neck cancer
dc.subjectAmifostine
dc.subjectXerostomia
dc.subjectDose radioiodine treatment
dc.subjectSquamous-cell carcinoma
dc.subjectLocally advanced head
dc.subjectRandomized phase-II
dc.subjectSubcutaneous amifostine
dc.subjectSalivary-glands
dc.subjectHyperfractionated radiotherapy
dc.subjectConcomitant-boost
dc.subjectTherapy
dc.subjectRadyoterapi
dc.subjectBaş ve boyun kanseri
dc.subjectAmifostin
dc.subjectKserostomi
dc.subject.emtreeAmifostine
dc.subject.emtreeCisplatin
dc.subject.emtreeAdult
dc.subject.emtreeAged
dc.subject.emtreeAnemia
dc.subject.emtreeArticle
dc.subject.emtreeCancer chemotherapy
dc.subject.emtreeCancer growth
dc.subject.emtreeCancer radiotherapy
dc.subject.emtreeCancer survival
dc.subject.emtreeControlled study
dc.subject.emtreeDistant metastasis
dc.subject.emtreeDrug effect
dc.subject.emtreeDrug efficacy
dc.subject.emtreeDrug eruption
dc.subject.emtreeDrug response
dc.subject.emtreeDrug tolerability
dc.subject.emtreeDrug withdrawal
dc.subject.emtreeDysphagia
dc.subject.emtreeFemale
dc.subject.emtreeFibrosis
dc.subject.emtreeFollow up
dc.subject.emtreeHead and neck cancer
dc.subject.emtreeHuman
dc.subject.emtreeHypotension
dc.subject.emtreeLeukopenia
dc.subject.emtreeMajor clinical study
dc.subject.emtreeMale
dc.subject.emtreeMucosa inflammation
dc.subject.emtreeMultimodality cancer therapy
dc.subject.emtreeNausea
dc.subject.emtreeOutcome assessment
dc.subject.emtreeOverall survival
dc.subject.emtreeRadiation dose
dc.subject.emtreeRadiation hazard
dc.subject.emtreeRadiation injury
dc.subject.emtreeSkin manifestation
dc.subject.emtreeSyncope
dc.subject.emtreeThrombocytopenia
dc.subject.emtreeTreatment duration
dc.subject.emtreeVomiting
dc.subject.emtreeXerostomia
dc.subject.scopusAmifostine; 2 (3 Aminopropylamino)Ethanethiol; Radioprotective Effect
dc.subject.wosMedicine, general & internal
dc.titleThe effect of amifostine on acute and late radiation side effects in head and neck cancer patients
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