Acupuncture
for Radiation-Induced Dry Mouth
Phase
III results of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0537 indicate that
acupuncture-like, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (ALTENS) may be
equally effective as pilocarpine, the current prescription medication in a
pill, to treat radiation-induced xerostomia (dry mouth), according to a study
published in the June 1, 2015 issue of the International Journal of
Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), the official
scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). RTOG
0537 is a phase II/III, multi-center, randomized trial comparing ALTENS with
pilocarpine, which is the current standard of treatment for radiation-induced
xerostomia.
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