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RATIONALE: Palifermin may help relieve or prevent oral mucositis caused by chemotherapy and radiation therapy in young patients undergoing stem cell transplant. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying palifermin to see how well it works compared with a placebo in preventing oral mucositis caused by chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy in young patients undergoing stem cell transplant.
Inclusion criteria
- Breast Cancer,Graft-versus-host disease,Kidney Cancer,leukemia,LYMPHOMA,mucositis,Multiple myeloma,Plasma Cell Neoplasm,Myelodysplastic syndromes,Neuroblastoma,Ovarian Cancer,Sarcoma,Testicular Germ Cell Tumor