Nuklearmed Nucl Med
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Nuklearmed Nucl Med · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialManagement of gastrointestinal complaints in differentiated thyroid cancer patients treated with (131)I: comparison of the efficacy of pantoprazole, metoclopramide, and ondansetron - a randomized clinical trial.
To compare safety and efficacy of pantoprazol , metoclopramide, ondansetron, as compared to placebo, in controlling gastrointestinal (GI) complaints of thyroid cancer patients treated with I-131these patients. ⋯ This study may demonstrate that the therapeutic dose of ondansetron could be an effective prophylactic agent in controlling GI complaints in differential thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patients following RAI therapy; however, these preliminary findings should be validated in larger studies.