Open AccessWound healing following combined radiation and cetuximab therapy in head and neck cancer patients
Author(s) -
Nichole R. Dean,
Larissa Sweeny,
Paul M. Harari,
James A. Bonner,
Veronica Jones,
Lisa Clemons,
Heather M. Geye,
Eben L. Rosenthal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of wound care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 2052-2916
pISSN - 0969-0700
DOI - 10.12968/jowc.2011.20.4.166
Subject(s) - medicine , cetuximab , radiation therapy , head and neck cancer , neck dissection , surgery , cancer , retrospective cohort study , wound healing , colorectal cancer
This study set out to determine if cetuximab treatment increases the risk of wound healing complications when combined with radiation therapy.