Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Indomethacin showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Cryotherapy (ice chips) may leads to lower oral mucositis (any severity) compared with no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Prednisone showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Laser (low level) led to lower oral mucositis (severe) compared with placebo/sham/no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.2 [0.06, 0.62]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Camomile showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (severe) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Glutamine showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (severe) compared with placebo/usual care; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.69 [0.37, 1.29]
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Keratinocyte GF may leads to lower oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Laser (low level) led to lower oral mucositis (severe) compared with povidone; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Acyclovir showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Cryotherapy (ice chips) 30 minutes showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (severe) compared with cryotherapy (ice chips) 60 minutes; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Superoxide dismutase showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Histamine gel showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (severe) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Camomile showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Chinese herbs (medicine) led to lower oral mucositis (any severity) compared with control (Dobell's solution); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Keratinocyte GF 50 mg showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with keratinocyte GF 25 mg; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Keratinocyte GF 50 mg showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (severe) compared with keratinocyte GF 25 mg; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Chlorhexidine showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (severe) compared with cryotherapy (ice chips); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Chinese herbs (medicine) showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (severe) compared with control (Dobell's solution); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
G-CSF led to lower oral mucositis (severe) compared with placebo/no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.36 [0.15, 0.86]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral candidiasis (present) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Antifungal drugs not absorbed from GI tract showed no clear difference in oral candidiasis (present) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review