Influence of oral glutamine supplementation on survival outcomes of patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Influence of oral glutamine supplementation on survival outcomes of patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Glutamine (Gln) supplementation during concurrent chemoradiotherapy (C-CRT) effectively reduces the incidence and severity of acute radiation-induced esophagitis (RIE). However, there are concerns that Gln might stimulate tumor growt...

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Main Authors: Topkan Erkan, Parlak Cem, Topuk Savas, Pehlivan Berrin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Concurrent chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Glutamine supplementation
Lung cancer
Survival outcome
Tumor growth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/502

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