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Gastrointestinal mucositis

Known as: Mucositis, Mucositis [Disease/Finding] 
A complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed. Often seen as sores in the mouth.
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Inflammatory disease of mucous membrane

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2006
2006
A non-invasive method for detection of intestinal mucositis induced by different classes of chemotherapy drugs in the rat
Background: The Sucrose Breath Test (SBT) is a simple non-invasive technique for the detection of small intestinal mucositis. Aim… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin, a new antifolate.
The 10-deazaaminopterins are a new class of rationally designed antifolates demonstrating greater antitumor effects than… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Phase I/II trial of radiation with chemotherapy "boost" for advanced squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck: toxicities and responses.
PURPOSE Extrapolating from our experience delivering a "boost" field of radiation concurrently with fields treating both gross… 
1999
1999
Feasibility and tolerance of pulsed dose rate interstitial brachytherapy.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
First-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer with docetaxel and cisplatin: a multicenter phase II study.
PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the docetaxel-cisplatin combination in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung… 
1995
1995
Symptomatic acute mucositis can be minimized or prophylaxed by the combination of sucralfate and fluconazole.
Mucositis is a common and often serious acute morbidity when radiation is delivered to portals encompassing the oral cavity… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Treatment of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia with idarubicin and intermediate-dose cytarabine.
High-dose cytarabine (HDARA-C) is an effective but toxic treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In order to reduce the… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Phase II study of 10-ethyl-10-deaza-aminopterin in patients with stage III and IV non-small-cell lung cancer.
10-ethyl-10-deaza-aminopterin (10-EDAM) is an analog of methotrexate that differs from its compound by modification of the N10… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Gram-positive infections in granulocytopenic patients: an important issue?
Gram-positive pathogens have become a common cause of bacteraemia in granulocytopenic cancer patients. This has been partially… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Thymidine rescue of high-dose methotrexate in humans.
Thymidine rescue was administered following 63 courses of high-dose methotrexate in 20 patients. In the first part of this study… 
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