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Efficacy of Zinc Sulphate and Amifostine in Prevention of Radiation Induced Salivary Gland Damage

Radyasyona Bağlı Tükürük Bezi Hasarının Önlenmesinde Çinko Sülfat ve Amifostin Etkisi

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94–99
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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Furtherstudies with more patients and follow-up are suggested in this regard.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: Radiotherapy plays a significant role in the management of head and neck cancers.
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Key Findings & Data:Before and 2 months after treatment, salivary gland scintigraphywas performed.
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Conclusion & Impact:Furtherstudies with more patients and follow-up are suggested in this regard.
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Aim: Radiotherapy plays a significant role in the management of head and neck cancers. However,mucositis and xerostomia are the most common side effects in curative treatment. The aim of thisprospective, randomized study is to compare the efficacy of zinc sulphate and amifostine in preventationof radiation induced salivary gland damage in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients using quantitativesalivary gland scintigraphy (QSGS).Patients and Methods: Thirty patients with HNC who had received radio±chemotherapy were randomlyassigned to receive either zinc sulfate or amifostine. All the patients were once a week during RT fororal mucositis using the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) Acute Radiation Morbidity Scoringcriteria, and measurement of body weight. Before and 2 months after treatment, salivary gland scintigraphywas performed. Using the time–activity curves, changes in the maximum uptake (UR) and relative salivaexcretion rate (ER) between pre- and post- treatment were calculated. The measurements were statisticallycompared using paired Mann-Whitney U test. Statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05.Results: The protective effect of zinc sulphate on the salivary glands was similar to amifostine andthere were no statistically significant difference in UR, ER results at QSGS, oral mucositis or weight lossbetween the two groups.Conclusion: The effectiveness of both support therapy was compared and there was no significantdifference in efficacy. However, because of the cost difference, the use of the zinc sulphate can be analternative to amifostine for prevention of xerostomia, oral mucositis and other toxic effects. Furtherstudies with more patients and follow-up are suggested in this regard.

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Amaç: Baş ve boyun kanserlerinin tedavisinde radyoterapi önemli rol oynar. Bununla birlikte, küratif tedavide mukozit ve ağız kuruluğu en sık görülen yan etkilerdir. Bu prospektif, randomize çalışmanın amacı, baş ve boyun kanserli hastalarda radyasyon kaynaklı tükürük bezi hasarının önlenmesinde çinko sülfat ve amifostinin etkinliğini kantitatif tükürük bezi sintigrafisi (QSGS) kullanarak karşılaştırmaktır. Hastalar ve Yöntem: Radyo ± kemoterapi alan 30 baş-boyun kanseri hastası çinko sülfat veya amifostin gruplarına random olarak atandı. Tüm hastalar RT sırasında haftada bir kez Radyasyon Tedavisi Onkoloji Grubu (RTOG) Akut Radyasyon Morbidite Skorlaması kullanılarak oral mukozit yönüyle değerlendirildi ve kilo takibi yapıldı. Tedaviden önce ve 2 ay sonra tükürük bezi sintigrafisi çekildi. Zaman-aktivite eğrilerini kullanılarak, tedavi öncesi ve sonrası arasındaki maksimum alım (UR) ve bağıl tükürük atılımı oranındaki (ER) değişiklikler hesaplandı. Ölçümler istatistiksel olarak Mann-Whitney U testi kullanılarak karşılaştırıldı. İstatistiksel anlamlılık p

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AKTAN, M., ORSAL, E., ERTEKİN, M. V., ÖZMEN, H. K. (2022). Efficacy of Zinc Sulphate and Amifostine in Prevention of Radiation Induced Salivary Gland Damage. Selçuk Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 34 - Sayı: 3, 94–99. https://ajindex.com/articles/591867

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