Recent advances in the management of radiation colitis

Table 1 Management of acute radiation colitis

Management of acute radiation colitis
Supportive management
Anti-diarrheal medications and by reducing fat and lactose intake;
In intractable cases hospitalization is required for parenteral feeding and elementary diet
Elk-1 inhibitors
Compound A (CpdA)
U0126 [1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis(2-aminophenylthio) butadiene]
Modulation of leukocyte recruitment and activation pathway
Targeting P-selectin and/or lymphocyte function antigen-1
Cu/Zn-SOD1 supplementation
Synthetic somatostatin analog octreotide
Other measures
Antiemetics
Steroid-containing suppositories
Recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in neutropenia
Epidermal growth factor