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ArticleBone marrow transplantation2008

Keratinocyte growth factor is effective in the prevention of intestinal mucositis in patients with hematological malignancies treated with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic SCT: a video-capsule endoscopy study.

P Tsirigotis, K Triantafyllou, K Girkas, V Giannopoulou, E Ioannidou, S Chondropoulos, T Kalli, G Papaxoinis, V Pappa, E Papageorgiou and 3 more

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Article in Bone marrow transplantation, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Systematic review of growth factors and cytokines for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients and clinical practice guidelines.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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  2. Systematic review of cytokines and growth factors for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2013
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  7. Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis.Frontiers in oncology · 2017
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  9. GWAS of 972 autologous stem cell recipients with multiple myeloma identifies 11 genetic variants associated with chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

P TsirigotisHaematology Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine-Propaedeutic, Attikon University General Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. tsiris1@otenet.gr
K Triantafyllou
K Girkas
V Giannopoulou
E Ioannidou
S Chondropoulos
T Kalli
G Papaxoinis
V Pappa
E Papageorgiou
T Economopoulos
S D Ladas
J Dervenoulas
University General Hospital Attikon · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral and/or intestinal mucositis is a severe complication of hematopoietic SCT. Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) has proven activity in the prevention of oral mucositis. We examined the efficacy of KGF in the prevention of intestinal mucositis. From January 2006 until December 2007, 35 consecutive patients underwent autologous SCT (auto-SCT) in our institution. A total of 15 consecutive patients who underwent auto-SCT from March 2007 to December 2007 received KGF for the prevention of mucositis and were included in the study group A, whereas 20 consecutive patients treated from January 2006 to March 2007, were included in the historical control group B. Oral and intestinal mucositis were significantly less severe in group A (P=0.002 and P<0.001, respectively). These results were confirmed with the use of video-capsule endoscopy. Patients in group A had a significantly lower incidence of neutropenic fever (P=0.026). Severe intestinal mucositis was significantly associated with a higher incidence of documented infections too (P=0.019). KGF is effective in the prevention of intestinal mucositis in patients undergoing auto-SCT. Patients with severe intestinal mucositis run a higher risk to develop infections.

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Capsule EndoscopyHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarmustineCytarabineFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 7HumansIntestinal DiseasesMaleMelphalanMiddle AgedMucositisCarmustineCytarabineFibroblast Growth Factor 7MelphalanPodophyllotoxin

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PMID18560408
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