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2022 Dec 09


J Clin Oncol

Mepitel Film for the Prevention of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer: A Randomized Multicenter Open-Label Phase III Trial.

Authors

Behroozian T, Milton L, Karam I, Zhang L, Ding K, Lou J, Gallant F, Rakovitch E, Tran W, Soliman H, Leung E, Vesprini D, Szumacher E, Chen H, Donovan E, Lam J, Spadafora S, Wronski M, Lavoie C, Walde N, et al.
J Clin Oncol. 2022 Dec 09:JCO2201873.
PMID: 36493331.

Abstract

Radiation dermatitis (RD) is common in patients undergoing breast radiotherapy. Mepitel film (MF) can reduce RD, but the results from two randomized controlled trials are conflicting. We aimed to conduct a confirmatory randomized controlled trial in patients at risk of RD.