Pentoxifylline and vitamin E drug compliance after adjuvant breast radiation therapy

Purpose: Breast fibrosis is a common late effect after therapeutic irradiation that can result in pain, poor cosmesis, and functional impairment. Randomized trials have demonstrated that radiation fibrosis may be preventable with a medication regimen of pentoxifylline and vitamin E. This study inves...

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Main Authors: Justin M. Famoso, MD, Brady Laughlin, BS, Ali McBride, PharmD MS, Victor J. Gonzalez, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109417301902