Mometasone furoate cream reduces acute radiation dermatitis in patients receiving breast radiation therapy: Results of a randomized trial

• Main Authors: Hindley, Andrew, Zain, Zakiyah, Wood, Lisa, Whitehead, Anne, Sanneh, Alison, Barber, David, Hornsby, Ruth
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Inc. 2014
• Subjects: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/18944/; http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.06.033

PURPOSE: We wanted to confirm the benefit of mometasone furoate (MF) in preventing acute radiation reactions, as shown in a previous study (Boström et al, Radiother Oncol 2001;59:257-265). METHODS AND MATERIALS: The study was a double-blind comparison of MF with D (Diprobase), administered daily fr...