Toward a more patient-specific model of post-radiotherapy saliva secretion for head and neck cancer patients.

CONCLUSIONS: The salivary flow model was validated for 64 patients. The results imply, that one explanation for the discrepancies between the predicted and the measured salivary flow rate values and the common variations found in ΔrEF for the parotid glands may be differences in patients' individual response to radiation. However, quantitative extraction of individual radiosensitivity would require further studies in order to take it into account in predictive models. PMID: 26203929 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26203929?dopt=Abstract

Source: Acta Oncologica - July 23, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tuomikoski L, Kapanen M, Collan J, Keyriläinen J, Saarilahti K, Loimu V, Seppälä T, Tenhunen M Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research

More News: Cancer | Cancer & Oncology | Head and Neck Cancer | Study