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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,017 questions · 1,061 findings · 131 reviews

No studies found 193 · 18.2%GRADE not reported 65 · 6.1%Very low 237 · 22.3%Low 325 · 30.6%Moderate 187 · 17.6%High 54 · 5.1%

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin), intravenous vs placebo

Normalcy of diet (mean worst ability to eat, 1 to 4 scale) · Adults with cancer receiving treatment

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin),… showed no clear difference in normalcy of diet (mean worst ability to eat, 1 to 4 scale) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin), intravenous vs placebo

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

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin),… showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

4 findings from 1 review
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Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin), intravenous vs placebo

Number of days in hospital · Adults with cancer receiving treatment

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin),… showed no clear difference in number of days in hospital compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin), intravenous vs placebo

Number of days unable to take medicine orally · Adults with cancer receiving treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin), intravenous vs placebo

Adverse events · Adults with cancer receiving treatment
1 finding from 1 review

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin), intravenous vs placebo

Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Adults with cancer receiving treatment

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin),… may leads to lower oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with placebo (low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin), intravenous vs placebo

Oral pain · Adults with cancer receiving treatment

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin),… showed no clear difference in oral pain (mean worst pain, 0 to 10 scale) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

2 findings from 1 review

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin), intravenous vs placebo

Normalcy of diet (supplemental nutrition: TPN, PEG, nasogastric tube or IV hydration) · Adults with cancer receiving treatment

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin),… showed no clear difference in normalcy of diet (supplemental nutrition: TPN, PEG, nasogastric tube… compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review