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ReviewFrontiers in oral health2022

Precision medicine for risk prediction of oral complications of cancer therapy-The example of oral mucositis in patients receiving radiation therapy for cancers of the head and neck.

Stephen T Sonis

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Review in Frontiers in oral health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Clinicopathological and biobehavioral factors influence the onset and severity of oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  3. Machine learning prediction model for oral mucositis risk in head and neck radiotherapy: a preliminary study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  5. Management of radiation-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients: a real-life survey among 25 Italian radiation oncology centers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  7. The Role of the Innate Immune Response in Oral Mucositis Pathogenesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Stephen T SonisDivisions of Oral Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral complications of cancer therapy are common, markedly symptomatic, negatively impact patients' quality of life, and add significantly to the cost of care. Patients' risk of treatment-related toxicities is not uniform; most patients suffer at least one side effect, while others tolerate treatment without any. Understanding those factors which impact risk provides opportunities to customize cancer treatment plans to optimize tumor kill and minimize regimen-related toxicities. Oral mucositis (OM) is an iconic example of a clinically significant and common complication of head and neck radiotherapy. Individuals' OM risk is governed by the cumulative impact of factors related to treatment, the tumor, and the patient. In addition to OM risk prediction, a second opportunity to apply precision medicine will evolve as viable treatment options become available. Patients vary widely in how well or poorly they respond to specific treatments. What works well in one individual, might fail in another. Prospective determination of the likelihood of a patient's response or non-response is based on a range of biological interactions. Coupled with risk determination, the application of precision medicine will allow caregivers, patients, and payers to integrate risk/benefit to optimize the probability that the best treatment is be given to the most appropriate patients.

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head and neck canceroral mucositisprecision medicineradiationtreatment complications

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PMID36060117
PMCPMC9435998

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