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Primary study · included by 1 review

Nutritional interventions for the prevention and treatment of cancer therapy-induced oral mucositis: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

Amiri Khosroshahi 2023 · Amiri Khosroshahi Reza, Talebi Sepide, Zeraattalab-Motlagh Sheida, et al. · Nutrition reviews · 2023

Included by

The Efficacy and Safety of Nutritional Supplements for Cancer Supportive Care: An Umbrella Review and Hierarchical Evidence Synthesis.
Non-Cochrane · umbrella · 2026 · cited as Khosroshahi 2023 · Reference 57; Tables 2-8
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Oral mucositis incidence (any grade)
Vitamin E (800 mg/d) vs Placebo
OM (WHO, RTOG) incidence (any grade): RR = NS (2 RCTs, n = 72)2 studies · 72 participantsLow
Oral mucositis incidence, grades 3 to 4
Glutamine (8 to 30 g/d) vs Placebo, no treatment or usual care
RR 0.49 [0.32, 0.73]16 studies · 1199 participantsLow

1 including review in total.