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SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2016

The efficacy and safety of probiotics for prevention of chemoradiotherapy-induced diarrhea in people with abdominal and pelvic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Y-H Wang, N Yao, K-K Wei, L Jiang, S Hanif, Z-X Wang, C-X Pei

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
34citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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.

2 · The registry

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.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Application and Challenges of Using ProbioticDiseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  18. The Role of Probiotics in Colorectal Cancer: A Review.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Y-H WangThe First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
N YaoDepartment of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
K-K WeiThe First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
L JiangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
S HanifThe First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Z-X WangThe First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
C-X PeiThe First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
First Hospital of Lanzhou University · CNLanzhou University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A systematic review and meta-analysis were designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of probiotics for prevention of chemoradiotherapy-induced diarrhea in people with abdominal and pelvic cancer. We searched the Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science up to November 2015. We also hand searched the citation lists of included studies and previously identified systematic reviews to identify further relevant trials. Odds ratio (OR) was used to compare efficacy, and the pooled OR was estimated using a random effects model; heterogeneity was assessed with Cochran's Q and the Higgins' I

Indexed as

ProbioticsAbdominal NeoplasmsDiarrheaHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesPelvic NeoplasmsRadiation InjuriesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSafety

Identifiers

PMID27329608
OpenAlexW2430258507

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.