TY - JOUR
T1 - Dusquetide
T2 - Reduction in oral mucositis associated with enduring ancillary benefits in tumor resolution and decreased mortality in head and neck cancer patients
AU - Kudrimoti, Mahesh
AU - Curtis, Amarinthia
AU - Azawi, Samar
AU - Worden, Francis
AU - Katz, Sanford
AU - Adkins, Douglas
AU - Bonomi, Marcelo
AU - Scott, Zack
AU - Elder, Jenna
AU - Sonis, Stephen T.
AU - Straube, Richard
AU - Donini, Oreola
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Authors
PY - 2017/9
Y1 - 2017/9
N2 - Innate immunity is a key component in the pathogenesis of oral mucositis, a universal toxicity of chemoradiation therapy (CRT). Dusquetide, a novel Innate Defense Regulator, has demonstrated both nonclinical and clinical efficacy in ameliorating severe oral mucositis (SOM). Long term follow-up studies from the Phase 2 clinical study evaluating dusquetide as a treatment for SOM in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients receiving CRT have now been completed. Extended analysis indicates that dusquetide therapy was well-tolerated and did not contribute to increased infection, tumor growth or mortality. Potential ancillary benefits of duquetide therapy were also identified.
AB - Innate immunity is a key component in the pathogenesis of oral mucositis, a universal toxicity of chemoradiation therapy (CRT). Dusquetide, a novel Innate Defense Regulator, has demonstrated both nonclinical and clinical efficacy in ameliorating severe oral mucositis (SOM). Long term follow-up studies from the Phase 2 clinical study evaluating dusquetide as a treatment for SOM in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients receiving CRT have now been completed. Extended analysis indicates that dusquetide therapy was well-tolerated and did not contribute to increased infection, tumor growth or mortality. Potential ancillary benefits of duquetide therapy were also identified.
KW - Cancer supportive care
KW - Dusquetide
KW - Head and neck cancer
KW - Immune
KW - Innate
KW - Oral mucositis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.btre.2017.05.002
DO - 10.1016/j.btre.2017.05.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85020304341
VL - 15
SP - 24
EP - 26
JO - Biotechnology Reports
JF - Biotechnology Reports
ER -