Oral pharyngeal mucositis: nursing assessment on the efficacy of a new treatment
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- The D'Andrea study, performed on 53 patients receiving therapy for cancer, showed that Gelclair® is an effective intervention in terms of improvements in pain, functionality, and grade of mucositis.

- Gelclair® can reduce 1 grade of the grade of mucositis after only 3 days of treatment.
- Gelclair® improves patients' quality of life reducing the difficulty in eating and drinking.
Reference: D'Andrea et al, Annals of Oncology 2003; 14 (suppl. 4):97 (abs 2).
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