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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