| Literature DB >> 19892587 |
Bruce J Baum1, Changyu Zheng, Ilias Alevizos, Ana P Cotrim, Shuying Liu, Linda McCullagh, Corinne M Goldsmith, Nancy McDermott, John A Chiorini, Nikolay P Nikolov, Gabor G Illei.
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A significant long-term side effect of radiation therapy for head and neck cancers is xerostomia, a dry mouth, due to salivary gland damage. Despite continuing efforts to eliminate this problem, many patients continue to suffer. This brief review describes our efforts to develop a gene transfer approach, employing the aquaporin-1 cDNA, to treat patients with existing radiation-induced salivary hypofunction. A Phase I/II clinical trial, using a recombinant adenoviral vector to mediate gene transfer, is currently underway.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19892587 PMCID: PMC2818419 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2009.09.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oral Oncol ISSN: 1368-8375 Impact factor: 5.337