Vuong, T., Franco, E., Lehnert, S., Lambert, C., Portelance, L., Nasr, E., … Freeman, C. (2004). Silver leaf nylon dressing to prevent radiation dermatitis in patients undergoing chemotherapy and external beam radiotherapy to the perineum. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 59, 809–814.
To evaluate silver leaf nylon dressing (SLND) in preventing radiodermatitis in patients undergoing radiation therapy (RT) and concurrent chemotherapy.
Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
The study was a phase 2, single-arm trial with a historical control comparison.
The results suggest that SLND can be effective in reducing radiodermatitis.