International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 1330-1337 , 1 August 2006

Double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial on intravenous l-alanyl-l-glutamine in the incidence of oral mucositis following chemoradiotherapy in patients with head-and-neck cancer

The present work was, in part, presented and awarded at the 17th International Symposium of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, Geneva, Switzerland on 2005; and in the First International Congress of the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Oncology, Buenos Aires, Argentina on 2005.

  • Leandro C.A. Cerchietti, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Translational Research Unit, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Leandro C. A. Cerchietti, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave., Chanin Building, Room 517, Bronx, NY 10461. Tel: (718) 430-4239; Fax: (718) 430-8567
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  • Alfredo H. Navigante, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Translational Research Unit, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Internal Medicine Department, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Maribel A. Lutteral, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine Department, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Monica A. Castro, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Translational Research Unit, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Ricardo Kirchuk, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine Department, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Marcelo Bonomi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Translational Research Unit, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Radiotherapy Department, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Maria Esther Cabalar, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine Department, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Berta Roth, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Radiotherapy Department, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Graciela Negretti, Pharm.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacy Department, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Beatriz Sheinker, Pharm.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacy Department, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Patricia Uchima, Pharm.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacy Department, Instituto de Oncologia Angel H. Roffo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Received 23 November 2005 ,Revised 27 February 2006 ,Accepted 12 March 2006.

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 Collaborators to this study: Professor Dr. Roberto Pradier, Dr. Raul Giglio, Mrs. Viviana Candlish, Mrs. Elsa Gomez, RN (all from the Instituto Angel Roffo), Mr. Raul Honig, Dr. Graciela Merino, and Dr. Mario Perman.

PII: S0360-3016(06)00576-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.03.042

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 1330-1337 , 1 August 2006

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