MuReva Phototherapy presents data from pilot study of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated Daily with an Intraoral Photobiomodulation (PBM) Device during the ASTRO 2023 Annual Meeting
MuReva Phototherapy presented data from a pilot prospective study of the company’s Intraoral Photobiomodulation (PBM) Device during the the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO) 65th Annual Meeting held from October 1-4, 2023 in San Diego, California. The company reported results associated with the use of the PBM device in 36 patients at 7 sites with head and neck cancer being undergoing Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).
The results from the pilot study were encouraging with a reduction in the severity of oral mucositis and for the the retention of salivary flow and swallowing ability. Treatment with the PBM device was well tolerated (97% of treatments were completed in full), safe with no device-related adverse events and 97% of subjects being satisfied with their treatment experience.
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