Tara Behroozian, Daniel Goldshtein, Julie Ryan Wolf, Corina van den Hurk, Samuel Finkelstein, Henry Lam, Partha Patel, Lauren Kanee, Shing Fung Lee, Adrian Wai Chan, Henry Chun Yip Wong, Saverio Caini, Simran Mahal, Samantha Kennedy, Edward Chow, Pierluigi Bonomo
Acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) commonly develops in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and is often characterized by erythema, desquamation, and pain. A systematic review was conducted to summarize the current evidence on interventions for the prevention and management of ARD. Databases were searched from 1946 to September 2020 to identify all original studies that evaluated an intervention for the prevention or management of ARD, with an updated search conducted in January 2023. A total of 235 original studies were included in this review, including 149 randomized controlled trials (RCTs)...
April 2023: EClinicalMedicine