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To the Editor: In the editorial by Garfunkel (Dec. 16 issue),¹ which accompanies the report by Spielberger et al.² about the action of palifermin in oral mucositis, Garfunkel cites other approaches but does not mention that low-level laser therapy might be useful in decreasing the severity of chemotherapy-associated oral mucositis.³ We believe that low-level laser therapy should be included in a randomized trial of palifermin in patients with oral mucositis.

Ahmad Awada, M.D., Ph.D.
Marie-Thérèse Genot, M.D.
Jean Klastersky, M.D., Ph.D.
Jules Bordet Institute
B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
ahmad.awada@bordet.be

1. Garfunkel AA. Oral mucositis -- the search for a solution. N Engl J Med 2004;351:2649-2651. [Free Full Text]
2. Spielberger R, Stiff P, Bensinger W, et al. Palifermin for oral mucositis after intensive therapy for hematologic cancers. N Engl J Med 2004;351:2590-2598. [Free Full Text]
3. Genot M-T, Klastersky J. Low level laser for prevention and therapy of oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Curr Opin Oncol (in press).

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