1. Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin-D levels in head and neck cancer chemoradiation therapy: Potential in cancer therapeutics
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Bhanu, Arya, Waghmare, Chaitali M., Jain, Vandana S., and Pawar, Hemant J.
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Medical research -- Health aspects ,Medicine, Experimental -- Health aspects ,Blood cell count -- Health aspects ,Hemoglobin -- Health aspects ,Patient compliance -- Health aspects ,Alfacalcidol -- Ethical aspects ,Calcifediol -- Ethical aspects ,Vitamin D -- Ethical aspects ,Radiation -- Health aspects ,Cancer -- Care and treatment ,Skin -- Health aspects ,Health - Abstract
Background: To evaluate the relation between serum-25-hydroxy Vitamin-D levels (S25OHVDL) and concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CTRT) toxicities in patients of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC). Methods: After an institutional ethics committee approval, consecutive HNSCC patients who received radical/adjuvant CTRT were prospectively evaluated. Patients were assessed for CTRT toxicities using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 (CTCAE-v5.0) and the response was evaluated according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST-1.1). S25OHVDL was assessed at the time of the first follow-up. Patients were divided into group A (Optimal) and group B (suboptimal) according to S25OHVDL. The treatment toxicities were correlated with S25OHVDL. Results: Twenty-eight patients were evaluated for the study. S25OHVDL was optimal in eight (28.57%) and suboptimal in 20 patients (71.42%). Mucositis and radiation dermatitis were significantly more in subgroup B (P-value 0.0011 and 0.0505, respectively). Relatively lower but nonsignificant hemoglobin and peripheral white blood cell counts were observed in subgroup B. Conclusion: Suboptimal S25OHVDL was associated with significantly more skin and mucosal toxicities in HNSCC patients treated with CTRT. Keywords: 25-hydroxy vitamin-D, head and neck squamous cell cancer, radiation toxicities, Author(s): Arya Bhanu [1]; Chaitali M. Waghmare (corresponding author) [1]; Vandana S. Jain [1]; Hemant J. Pawar [2] Introduction Head and neck squamous cell cancers (HNSCC) account for a major [...]
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- 2024
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