Boswellia serrata acts on cerebral edema in patients irradiated for brain tumors
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Boswellia serrata acts on cerebral edema in patients irradiated for brain tumors: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind pilot trial.
BACKGROUND Patients irradiated for brain tumors often suffer from cerebral edema and are usually treated with dexamethasone, which has various side effects. To investigate the activity of Boswellia serrata (BS) in radiotherapy-related edema, we conducted a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, pilot trial. METHODS Forty-four patients with primary or secondary malignant ce...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25945