Decrease of oral microbial diversity might correlate with radiation esophagitis in patients with esophageal cancer undergoing chemoradiation: A pilot study

Abstract Objective Radiation esophagitis (RE) is a common treatment‐emergent adverse event that leads to significant morbidity and mortality in patients with unresectable esophageal cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the correlation between oral bacter...

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Main Authors: Lei Xu, Yan Li, Shichang Sun, Jinbo Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-09-01
Series:Precision Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pro6.1098