Two phase III clinical studies of cevimeline for post-radiation xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer
Two phase III clinical studies of cevimeline for post-radiation xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer
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西维美林治疗头颈癌患者放射后口干症的两项 III 期临床研究
DOI:
10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.5503
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发表时间:
2005
影响因子:
45.3
通讯作者:
R. Vitti
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作者:
M. Chambers;M. Posner;Christopher U. Jones;R. Weber;R. Vitti
5503 Background: Xerostomia is a frequent debilitating complication of head and neck cancer radiotherapy. Morbidities include dental caries, oral infections, and impaired quality of life. Methods: Two multicenter double-blind trials were conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of cevimeline in the treatment of radiation-induced xerostomia. Each trial enrolled subjects ≥18 years of age with head and neck cancer who had received >4000 cGy of radiation ≥4 months before entry and had clinically significant salivary gland dysfunction. Subjects were randomized to cevimeline 30 mg TID or placebo for 12 weeks, with escalation to 45 mg TID or placebo equivalent at 6 weeks if no improvement was reported. Subjects experiencing side effects after dose escalation could de-escalate to 30 mg TID. The primary efficacy endpoint was global evaluation of oral dryness, with a secondary endpoint being change in unstimulated salivary flow. Results: A total of 570 subjects (284 in the 003 and 286 in the 004 study) were rand...