Do you use any strategies to minimize loss of taste from radiation for oropharyngeal cancer?

In a prospective longitudinal study of QoL in OPC patients receiving chemo-IMRT, where patient-reported dysgeusia was one of the items, we reported a significant association between severe dysgeusia and mean radiation dose to the oral cavity (P=.005) (Sapir et al., PMID 27473816). NTCP for severe dy...

A few small randomized trials of 50 mg zinc sulfate capsules taken TID during radiation found a significant difference in recovery of taste in head and neck patients compared with placebo (taste acuity was determined by measuring detection and recognition thresholds for four taste qualities), althou...