In the control group, we used the standard care treatments for ARSR recommended by the SASRO nursing group [24] similarly to many other Swiss RT departments.
We compared the outcomes of the prospective pilot study in 20 patients treated with the CSNF preventive gel and lotion with the SASRO standard care treatment of 100 women of the retrospective cohort.
Abbreviations ARSR: Acute radiation-induced skin reaction CSNF: Camellia sinensis CTCAE: Common terminology criteria of adverse events G: Grade RT: Radiotherapy RTOG: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group SASRO: Scientific Association of Swiss Radiation Oncology UV: Ultra violet HR: Hazard ratio CI: Confidence interval SD: Standard deviation.