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First received: January 31, 2023

Clinical Trial: Use of a Fermented Dairy Beverage in Cervical Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: Completed

Condition: Cervical Cancer, Stage IIB

Study Type: Interventional


Official Title: Phase II Randomized, Double Blind Study of Probiotics in Patients With Cervical Cancer in Clinical Stages IIB Undergoing Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy

Brief Summary: Many cancer survivors have increased risk of intestinal damage, affecting the quality of life of patients. The role of intestinal microbiota on the development of gastrointestinal toxicity and radiation enteritis has been described in cervical cancer patients that received pelvic RT. In this project we investigated the effect that a fermented dairy beverage (Yakult) may have in the modulation of inflammation and consequently of gastrointestinal toxicity in locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) patients treated…

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