Topical Management of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

To evaluate the efficacy of topical corticosteroids in managing acute radiation dermatitis (RD) in female breast cancer patients.MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, CENTRAL, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar and Clinicaltrials.gov were searched up to and including March 2017 to identify Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) assessing topical corticosteroids for the management and prevention of acute RD.Ten RCTs (919 participants) were identified. Meta-analysis,...