Treatment of 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Stomatitis by Allopurinol Mouthwashes
作者:
A. Elzawawy,
期刊:
Oncology
(Karger Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 48,
issue 4
页码: 282-284
ISSN:0030-2414
年代: 1991
DOI:10.1159/000226943
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Chemotherapy;5-Fluorouracil;Allopurinol;Stomatitis;Mucositis;Gastrointestinal cancer;Colorectal tumors
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is the most commonly used drug in carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract. However, stomatitis is one of the limiting side effects. In the present study, 18 patients with gastrointestinal cancer who experienced 5-FU-induced stomatitis in previous cycles used allopurinol mouthwashes in subsequent courses of 5-FU (500 mg of 5-FU/m2/day, i.v., over 2 h for 5 days). The degree of stomatitis diminished in 15 patients (83.3%). Allopurinol mouthwash could be used as a simple and effective method for the reduction of 5-FU-induced oral toxicity. However, further controlled trials are required.
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