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- noun A
complication of somecancer therapies in which the lining of thedigestive system becomesinflamed . Often seen assores in themouth .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In March, the drug candidate failed in a midstage study on oral mucositis, which is an inflammation of the digestive tract.
SciClone drug fails in Hepatitis C study - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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Off-target toxicities commonly associated with other targeted therapies, such as mucositis, fatigue and hand-foot syndrome, were notably low in the tivozanib group, which AVEO believes underscores a favorable tolerability profile and potential for combinability with other therapeutic agents.
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This dose presented no gastrointestinal toxicity, no grade IV alopecia, and grade IV adverse effects such as mucositis or hand-and-foot syndrome (HFS) were lower than 5\%.
innovations-report 2008
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This dose presented no gastrointestinal toxicity, no grade IV alopecia, and grade IV adverse effects such as mucositis or hand-and-foot syndrome (HFS) were lower than 5\%.
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ACCP. OB) is an emerging bio-pharmaceutical company which is focusing on the development of a late-stage, diversified oncology pipeline in addition to a treatment for a common side effect of some cancer treatments known as mucositis
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Christian E. E.ling, Vice President of 7TM Pharma commented: "These preclinical data support that TM30339 may have the potential to treat diseases such as mucositis and inflammatory bowel diseases, while importantly presenting a different pharmacological and mechanistic approach when compared to current drugs and compounds in development.
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The chemo has made her throw up thirty-two times, and has given her mouth sores and such bad mucositis that she sounds like a cystic fibrosis patient.
My Sister’s Keeper Jodi Picoult 2004
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Up to 40% of all patients receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy develop moderate to severe mucositis, and almost all patients receiving radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and those undergoing stem cell transplantation develop mucositis.
unknown title 2011
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Updated clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of mucositis recommend the use of a preventive oral care regimen as part of routine supportive care along with a therapeutic oral care regimen if mucositis develops.
unknown title 2011
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"We are pleased with the recent addition to CVS Caremark's network as it will offer cancer patients increased access to MuGard allowing them the ability to take control of their anticancer regimen from day one and significantly reduce the onset and severity of oral mucositis," said
unknown title 2011
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