Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Hydromorphone showed no clear difference in average pain scores (0-100 VAS) compared with morphine; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Mucositis eradicated · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Vitamin E (topical) led to higher mucositis eradicated compared with vitamin E (swallowed); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Morphine led to lower average pain scores (0-100 VAS) compared with tricyclic antidepressant (nortriptyline); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Clotrimazole 50 mg (partially absorbed) led to higher mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with clotrimazole 10 mg (partially absorbed); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Time to heal mucositis (days) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) led to lower time to heal mucositis (days) compared with povidone iodine; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Improvement in mucositis · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Polyvariant intramuscular immunoglobulin led to higher improvement in mucositis compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Systemic fungal infection · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Antifungal drugs partially absorbed from GI tract (miconazole,… showed no clear difference in systemic fungal infection compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
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
Oral candidiasis (present) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Amphotericin B showed no clear difference in oral candidiasis (present) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Empirical antifungal treatment · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Itraconazole showed no clear difference in empirical antifungal treatment compared with fluconazole; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Systemic fungal infection · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Antifungal drugs absorbed from GI tract (fluconazole, ketoconazole,… showed no clear difference in systemic fungal infection compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Relief of dysphagia · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Empirical antifungal treatment · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Antifungal drugs absorbed from GI tract (fluconazole, ketoconazole,… led to lower empirical antifungal treatment compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral candidiasis (present) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Chlorhexidine showed no clear difference in oral candidiasis (present) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral candidiasis (present) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
1 finding from 1 review
Cost of oral care · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Good compliance · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Antifungal drugs absorbed from GI tract (fluconazole, ketoconazole,… showed no clear difference in good compliance compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral candidiasis (present) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Norfloxacin plus amphotericin B showed no clear difference in oral candidiasis (present) compared with amphotericin B; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Toxicity (adverse events probably due to drug) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
1 finding from 1 review