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The Potential Effect of Oral Microbiota in the Prediction of Mucositis During Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

EBioMedicine, 2017
Background: Oral mucositis is probably the most debilitating complication that can arise in treating a patient with head and neck cancer. Little is known about the impacts of oral microbiota on the initiation and progression of mucositis.
Xiao-Xia Zhu, Xiao-Jun Yang, Yi-Lan Chao, Hui-Min Zheng, Hua-Fang Sheng, Hai-Yue Liu, Yan He, Hong-Wei Zhou   +7 more
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Research progress on animal models of oral mucositis caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy

口腔疾病防治, 2020
Inflammation of the oral mucosa induced by radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy may cause pain, difficulty speaking and swallowing, an increased risk of local and systemic infections, and even interrupt cancer treatment, which can seriously affect a patient ...
ZOU Xiaolong, CHEN Yuan, WANG Yan, WANG Jiantao   +3 more
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Interventions for the Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Cancer Treatment: Evidence from Randomised Controlled Trials

Current Oncology, 2023
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 ...
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   +10 more
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The therapeutic effect of PLAG against oral mucositis in hamster and mouse model

Frontiers in Oncology, 2016
Chemotherapy-induced mucositis can limit the effectiveness of cancer therapy and increase the risk of infections. However, no specific therapy for protection against mucositis is currently available.
Ha-Reum Lee, Ha-Reum Lee, Nina Yoo, Sun Young Yoon, Joo Heon Kim, Ki-Young Sohn, Heung-Jae Kim, Myung-Hwan Kim, Jae Wha Kim, Jae Wha Kim   +9 more
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Identifying novel genes and biological processes relevant to the development of cancer therapy-induced mucositis: An informative gene network analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Mucositis is a complex, dose-limiting toxicity of chemotherapy or radiotherapy that leads to painful mouth ulcers, difficulty eating or swallowing, gastrointestinal distress, and reduced quality of life for patients with cancer.
Cielito C Reyes-Gibby, Stephanie C Melkonian, Jian Wang, Robert K Yu, Samuel A Shelburne, Charles Lu, Gary Brandon Gunn, Mark S Chambers, Ehab Y Hanna, Sai-Ching J Yeung, Sanjay Shete   +10 more
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Role of oral glutamine in alleviation and prevention of radiation-induced oral mucositis: A prospective randomized study

South Asian Journal of Cancer, 2014
Background: Oral mucositis is the most frequently occurring painful and dose-limiting side-effect of radiation of the head and neck region. Few studies demonstrated that oral glutamine suspension may significantly reduce the duration and severity of ...
Subrata Chattopadhyay, Aramita Saha, Mohammad Azam, Anindya Mukherjee, Prabir Kumar Sur   +4 more
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Efficacy of benzydamine hydrochloride, chlorhexidine, and povidone iodine in the treatment of oral mucositis among patients undergoing radiotherapy in head and neck malignancies: A drug trail

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2011
Background and Objectives: Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating complication of radiotherapy, which is associated with significant morbidity.
G Roopashri, K Jayanthi, R Guruprasad
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Examination of nursing theses on oral mucositis in children with cancer in Turkey

Problemy Pielęgniarstwa
Oral mucositis is common in children with cancer. Nurses are effective in the management of oral mucositis. For this reason, the study was conducted to examine nursing theses regarding oral mucositis in children with cancer in Turkey.
Şule Çalışır Kundakçı, Tuğba Öz, Esra Karaca   +2 more
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Correlation of oral mucositis with timing of radiation in head and neck cancer - A prospective randomized study on chronoradiotherapy

Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research, 2021
Context: Study to reduce oral mucositis using chronoradiotherapy. Aims: This study aims to assess and compare oral mucositis and weight loss between two groups of patients on radiation-morning and evening group.
Lithika M Lavanya, T R Arulponni
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Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Risk Factors for Pediatric B‐Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study for China Net Childhood Lymphoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (B‐LBL) represents a rare variety of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma, with limited research on its biology, progression, and management. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical characteristics of 256 patients aged ≤18 years who received treatment under the China Net Childhood Lymphoma (CNCL)‐
Zhijuan Liu, Jian Wang, Ling Jin, Yanlong Duan, Fu Li, Yueping Jia, Leping Zhang, Xiaojun Yuan, Wei Liu, Ying Liu, Ansheng Liu, Mincui Zheng, Yunpeng Dai, Lian Jiang, Lirong Sun, Xiaowen Zhai, Rong Liu, Chunju Zhou, Zifen Gao, Yonghong Zhang, Xiaomei Yang   +20 more
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