Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS AND MATERIALS: A total of 255 adults with head-and-neck cancer who had received more than 40 Gy of radiation 4 months or more before entry and had clinically significant salivary gland dysfunction received cevimeline hydrochloride 45 mg t.i.d. orally for 52 weeks. Adverse events (AEs), their severity, and their relationship to the study medication were assessed by each investigator. The efficacy assessment was based on subjects' global evaluation of oral dryness on a scale of 0 (none) to 3 (severe). RESULTS: Overall, 175 subjects (68.6%) experienced expected treatment-related AEs, most mild to moderate. The most frequent was increased sweating (47.5%), followed by dyspepsia (9.4%), nausea (8.2%), and diarrhea (6.3%). Fifteen subjects (5.9%) experienced Grade 3 treatment-related AEs, of which the most frequent was increased sweating. Eighteen subjects (7.1%) reported at least one serious AE, and 45 subjects (17.6%) discontinued study medication because of an AE. The global efficacy evaluation at the last study visit showed that cevimeline improved dry mouth in most subjects (59.2%). Significant improvement was seen at each study visit in the mean change from baseline of the numeric global evaluation score (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Mark S Chambers, Christopher Uwe Jones, Merrill A Biel, Randal S Weber, Kenneth M Hodge, Y Chen, John M Holland, Jonathan A Ship, Robert Vitti, Ingrid Armstrong, Adam S Garden, Robert Haddad |
Journal | International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
(Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys)
Vol. 69
Issue 5
Pg. 1369-76
(Dec 01 2007)
ISSN: 0360-3016 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17855005
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Muscarinic Agonists
- Quinuclidines
- Thiophenes
- cevimeline
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Diarrhea
(chemically induced)
- Dyspepsia
(chemically induced)
- Female
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
(radiotherapy)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Muscarinic Agonists
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Nausea
(chemically induced)
- Quinuclidines
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Radiotherapy Dosage
- Sweat
(drug effects)
- Thiophenes
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Xerostomia
(drug therapy)
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