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ArticleMedicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal2022

Risk factors for oral mucositis during chemotherapy treatment for solid tumors: a retrospective STROBE-guided study.

J-O Martins, M-M Borges, C-E Malta, A-C Carlos, A-A Crispim, J-F Moura, I-J Fernandes-Lima, P-G Silva

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Article in Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

J-O MartinsCeará Cancer Institute Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Oncogenetics Papi Júnior Street, 1222, Rodolfo Teófilo 60351-010, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil cassiaemanuellan@gmail.com.
M-M Borges
C-E Malta
A-C Carlos
A-A Crispim
J-F Moura
I-J Fernandes-Lima
P-G Silva
Universidade Federal do Ceará · BRCancer Institute (WIA) · INUnichristus · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study retrospectively analyzed the risk factors for transchemotherapy oral mucositis (OM). MATERIAL AND

methodsBefore each chemotherapy cycle, patients were routinely evaluated for the presence/severity of OM based on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0 scale for adverse effects and graded as follows: However, specific conditions such as mucositis are graded on a five-point scale: 0, absence of mucositis, grade 1 (Asymptomatic or mild), 2 (Presence of pain and moderate ulceration, without interference with food intake), 3 (severe pain with interference with food intake) or 4 (Life-threatening with the need for urgent intervention). Information from 2 years of evaluations was collected and patient medical records were reviewed to obtain data on chemotherapy cycle, sex, age, body mass index, body surface area, primary tumor, chemotherapy protocol, and history of head and neck radiotherapy. The X² test and multinomial logistic regression were used for statistical analysis (SPSS 20.0, p<0.05).

resultsAmong 19,000 total evaluations of 3,529 patients during 5.32±4.7 chemotherapy cycles (CT) the prevalence of OM was 6.3% (n=1,195). Chemotherapy duration (p<0.001), female sex (p=0.001), adjuvant intention (p=0.008) and the use of carboplatin (p=0.001), cisplatin (p=0.029), docetaxel (p<0.001) and bevacizumab (p=0.026) independently increased the risk of mucositis. In head and neck tumors, 2018 year (p=0.017), chemotherapy duration (p=0.018), BMI>30 (p=0.008), radiotherapy (p=0.037) and use of carboplatin (p=0.046) and cyclophosphamide (p=0.010) increased this prevalence.

conclusionsCycles of chemotherapy, sex, cytotoxicity drugs, bevacizumab and head and neck radiotherapy increase the risk of OM in solid tumors.

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsMucositisStomatitisBevacizumabCarboplatinFemaleHumansPainRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsBevacizumabCarboplatin

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PMID35717621
PMCPMC9271342
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