Radio-protective effect of sodium meclofenamate. A prospective clinical trial
Journal Article
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· Journal of Medicine (Westbury, New York); (USA)
OSTI ID:5024909
- Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, NY (USA)
Twentyfour patients treated with irradiation to either their pelvis or their chest for neoplastic disease were included in a randomized study of radioprotection with sodium meclofenamate (Meclomen) (SM). Seventeen patients received SM 100 mg, p.os, t.i.d., and seven received placebo. The long-range radiation related chronic gastrointestinal and urinary tract toxicity was diminished by SM. At 12 months post irradiation, SM treated patients experienced less gastrointestinal and urinary symptoms, as well as less measured bladder contraction, than the controls. Acute gastrointestinal signs of radiotoxicity, however, seemed to have been enhanced by SM. The treated patients suffered from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. These acute toxic effects were temporary and reversible.
- OSTI ID:
- 5024909
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Medicine (Westbury, New York); (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Medicine (Westbury, New York); (USA) Vol. 20:3-4; ISSN JNMDB; ISSN 0025-7850
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BLADDER
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BODY AREAS
CHEST
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
DRUGS
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INJURIES
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ORGANS
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RADIATION INJURIES
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
RADIOSENSITIVITY EFFECTS
URINARY TRACT
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BLADDER
BODY
BODY AREAS
CHEST
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
DRUGS
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
INJURIES
NEOPLASMS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION INJURIES
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
RADIOSENSITIVITY EFFECTS
URINARY TRACT