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Interventions for the Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Cancer Treatment: Evidence from Randomised Controlled Trials
| العنوان: | Interventions for the Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Cancer Treatment: Evidence from Randomised Controlled Trials |
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| المؤلفون: | Giuseppe Colella, Ciro Emiliano Boschetti, Rita Vitagliano, Chiara Colella, Lebei Jiao, Natalie King-Smith, Chong Li, Yii Nuoh Lau, Zacchaeus Lai, Ali Ibrahim Mohammed, Nicola Cirillo |
| المصدر: | Current Oncology, Vol 30, Iss 1, Pp 967-980 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | oral mucositis, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, preventative agents, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282 |
| الوصف: | Oral mucositis is a common and most debilitating complication associated with cancer therapy. Despite the significant clinical and economic impact of this condition, there is little to offer to patients with oral mucositis, and the medications used in its management are generally only palliative. Given that mucositis is ultimately a predictable and, therefore, potentially preventable condition, in this study we appraised the scientific literature to evaluate effective methods of prevention that have been tested in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Published high-level evidence shows that multiple preventative methods are potentially effective in the prevention of oral mucositis induced by radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or both. Anti-inflammatory medications (including benzydamine), growth factors and cytokines (including palifermin), cryotherapy, laser-and-light therapy, herbal medicines and supplements, and mucoprotective agents (including oral pilocarpine) showed some degree of efficacy in preventing/reducing the severity of mucositis with most anticancer treatments. Allopurinol was potentially effective in the prevention of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis; antimicrobial mouthwash and erythropoietin mouthwash were associated with a lower risk of development of severe oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy. The results of our review may assist in highlighting the efficacy and testing the effectiveness of low-cost, safe preventative measures for oral mucositis in cancer patients. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1718-7729 1198-0052 |
| Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/30/1/74; https://doaj.org/toc/1198-0052; https://doaj.org/toc/1718-7729 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/curroncol30010074 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/8bce6c82c44545f880bf7b57a6a2855e |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.8bce6c82c44545f880bf7b57a6a2855e |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 17187729 11980052 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/curroncol30010074 |