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Early outcomes of gastrostomy feeding in paediatric allogenic bone marrow transplantation: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Nutrition support is an essential component of care for a child undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Enteral nutrition (EN) is becoming increasingly recognised as having advantages over parenteral nutrition (PN) and recommended as ...
Andersen, Arends, August, Azarnoush, Barron, Baumgartner, Bicakli, Cohen, Cole, Department of Health, Fuji, Fuji, Gonzales, Hastings, Haupt, Heimfeld, Hopman, Iestra, Kaur, Kim, Kudsk, Langdana, Lemal, Lipkin, Montgomery, Moore, Murray, Papadopoulou, Papadopoulou, Pedersen, Przepiorka, Sureda, Thompson, Walrath, White, Yilmaz   +35 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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A flexible multivariate random effects proportional odds model with application to adverse effects during radiation therapy

, 2016
Radiation therapy in patients with head and neck cancer has a toxic effect on mucosa, the soft tissue in and around the mouth. Hence mucositis is a serious common side effect and is a condition characterized by pain and inflammation of the surface of the
Augustin, Nicole, Hanser, Christina, Henke, Michael, Kim, Sung Won, Schumacher, Martin, Uhlig, Annemarie   +5 more
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Phase 1b/2a trial of the superoxide dismutase mimetic GC4419 to reduce chemoradiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in patients with oral cavity or oropharyngeal carcinoma [PDF]

, 2018
PURPOSE: To assess the safety of the superoxide dismutase mimetic GC4419 in combination with radiation and concurrent cisplatin for patients with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer (OCC) and to assess the potential of GC4419 to reduce severe oral ...
Adkins, Douglas, Agarwala, Sanjiv S, Allen, Bryan G, Anderson, Carryn M, Brill, Jeffrey M, Buatti, John M, Chen, Yuhchyau, Holmlund, Jon T, Lee, Christopher M, Mould, Diane R, Sonis, Stephen T, Sun, Wenqing, Venigalla, Madhavi L, Zhen, Weining   +13 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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Systematic Review of Laser and Other Light Therapy for the Management of Oral Mucositis in Cancer Patients [PDF]

, 2012
Background The aim of this study was to review the available literature and define clinical practice guidelines for the use of laser and other light therapies for the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis.
Brian Hodgson, Cesar Migliorati, Cherry L. Estilo, Heliton Spindola Antunes, Ian Hewson, Joanne Bowen, Mark M. Schubert, Nilza Nelly Fontana Lopes, null null, Rajesh V. Lalla, Sharon Elad   +10 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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Staphylococcus aureus in the oral cavity: a three-year retrospective analysis of clinical laboratory data [PDF]

, 2003
OBJECTIVE: A retrospective analysis of laboratory data to investigate the isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from the oral cavity and facial area in specimens submitted to a regional diagnostic oral microbiology laboratory.
A J Smith, AJ Smith, AP Fraise, D MacKenzie, D Robertson, E Theilade, G Dahlen, J Bagg, J Bagg, JJ Jacobson, JM Jobbins, LP Samaranayake, M K Tang, M S Jackson, MH Goldberg, MK Owen, MS Jackson, MV Martin, P Rousseau, PA Kondell, RS Percival, T Rossi, TW MacFarlane, Y Miyake, Y Tawara   +24 more
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Topical Tocopherol for treatment of reticular oral lichen planus: randomized, double-blind, crossover study [PDF]

, 2016
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study assessed the efficacy of topical tocopherol acetate compared with placebo in easing oral discomfort in patients with reticular oral lichen planus (ROLP)
Bacci, Christian, Frigo, Anna Chiara, Sbricoli, Luca, Stellini, Edoardo, Valente, Marialuisa, Vanzo, Veronica   +5 more
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Induction chemotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: role, controversy, and future directions. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundThe value of induction chemotherapy (ICT) remains under investigation despite decades of research. New advancements in the field, specifically regarding the induction regimen of choice, have reignited interest in this approach for patients with
Cohen, EEW, Haddad, RI, Hitt, R, Lefebvre, J-L, Posner, M, Schulten, J, Vermorken, JB   +6 more
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