Methodology for the MASCC/ISOO Mucositis Clinical Practice Guidelines Update.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Efficacy of photobiomodulation in the treatment of oral mucositis in patients undergoing antineoplastic therapy: systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
   Pooled it
2. Osteonecrosis of the jaw related to non-antiresorptive medications: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
   Pooled it
3. MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for the management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy.Cancer · 2014
   Guideline
4. Effect of prophylactic low level laser therapy on oral mucositis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2014
   Pooled it
5. Systematic review of anti-inflammatory agents 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
   Pooled it
6. Systematic review of natural agents 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
   Pooled it
7. Systematic review of antimicrobials, mucosal coating agents, anesthetics, and analgesics 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
   Pooled it
8. Systematic review of miscellaneous agents 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
   Pooled it
9. Systematic review of basic oral care 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
   Pooled it
10. 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
    Pooled it
11. Systematic review of oral cryotherapy for management of oral mucositis caused by cancer therapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2013
    Pooled it
12. Preventive Photobiomodulation for Chemotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.Biomedicines · 2025
    Review
13. The effect of systemic application of propolis on tongue damage and oral mucositis in rats exposed to radiation.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
    Article
14. Strategies to Mitigate Chemotherapy and Radiation Toxicities That Affect Eating.Nutrients · 2021
    Review
15. A prospective study on oral adverse effects in head and neck cancer patients submitted to a preventive oral care protocol.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
    Observational
16. The MASCC/ISOO mucositis guidelines 2019: the second set of articles and future directions.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
    Article
17. Effects of 9 oral care solutions on the prevention of oral mucositis: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Medicine · 2020
    Article
18. Development of the MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for mucositis: an overview of the methods.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
    Article
19. Povidone-iodine for the management of oral mucositis during cancer therapy.Oncology reviews · 2017
    Article
20. Analysis of the antioxidative function of the radioprotective Japanese traditional (Kampo) medicine, hangeshashinto, in an aqueous phase.Journal of radiation research · 2015
    Article

Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

Abstract

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