Effects of Oral L-Glutamine in Head and Neck Cancer Patients During Radiotherapy

Launched by KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY CHUNG-HO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · Jan 5, 2017

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ClinConnect Summary

1. Written informed consent must be obtained before any study specific procedures are undertaken.
2. The process of the experiment A. head and neck cancer patients with surgery and radiotherapy are identified in clinic at the Department of Dentistry and the Department of Radiotherapy in Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital.

B. Inform these patients about the value of this clinical trial in detail, and make sure that they understand all the meanings of each procedure in this clinical trial. Subsequently, the patients who are willing to participate in this study are enroll...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Histopathological diagnosis of malignant head and neck tumor.
• • able to open his or her mouth wider than the width of one finger during the assessment of oral mucositis.
• • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group（ECOG）0-2
• • complete radiotherapy (six to seven weeks with targets involving oral cavity or oropharynx)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • History of previous radiotherapy.
• • diabetes or nephritic or hepatic problems.
• • serious infection or sepsis.
• • distant metastases