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2 questions · 3 findings · 2 reviews · Oral medicine and oral cancer

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GM-CSF vs placebo/no treatment

Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes
Median 28 days
no estimate extracted
8 studies
GRADE not reported

GM-CSF vs placebo or no treatment

Oral mucositis (any severity) · Adults with cancer receiving treatment

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.

2 findings from 1 review

Interventions for preventing oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving treatment: cytokines and growth factors 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
BMT/SCT after conditioning for haematological cancers
RR 0.91 [0.80, 1.04]
1 study · 90 participants
GRADE not reported
Interventions for preventing oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving treatment: cytokines and growth factors 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
RT to head and neck
RR 1.01 [0.82, 1.23]
1 study · 29 participants
GRADE not reported