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ReviewNutrients2023

Dysgeusia in Patients with Breast Cancer Treated with Chemotherapy-A Narrative Review.

Marianna Pellegrini, Fabio Dario Merlo, Elena Agnello, Taira Monge, Andrea Devecchi, Valentina Casalone, Filippo Montemurro, Ezio Ghigo, Anna Sapino, Simona Bo

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Review in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced dysgeusia (AcuDysg): a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  4. On-target, off-tumor oral toxicities of talquetamab in heavily pretreated multiple myeloma.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
    Review
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  9. Taste alterations in patients with cancer: an overview and recommendations for future research.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
    Review
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  11. Prospective Observational Study on Perioperative Dysgeusia and Trace Metal Elements in Patients Undergoing Pancreatoduodenectomy.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2025
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  15. Does presbygeusia really exist? An updated narrative review.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024
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  19. Taste disturbance in patients with advanced cancer: a scoping review of clinical features and complications.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  20. Taste-taste associations in chemotherapy-induced subjective taste alterations: findings from a questionnaire survey in an outpatient clinic.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in 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

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Marianna PellegriniDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3150-8483
Fabio Dario MerloDietetic and Clinical Nutrition Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Elena AgnelloDietetic and Clinical Nutrition Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Taira MongeDietetic and Clinical Nutrition Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Andrea DevecchiUniversity of Gastronomic Sciences, 12042 Pollenzo, Italy.
Valentina CasaloneClinical Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1806-3192
Filippo MontemurroBreast Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4231-2291
Ezio GhigoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2809-8105
Anna SapinoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3542-9571
Simona BoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6862-8628
Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino · ITCandiolo Cancer Institute · ITUniversity of Turin · ITUniversity of Gastronomic Sciences · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer worldwide. Chemotherapy (CT) is essential for the treatment of BC, but is often accompanied by several side effects, including taste alterations, due to different mechanisms. Although dysgeusia is usually underestimated by clinicians, it is considered very worrying and disturbing by cancer patients undergoing CT, because it induces changes in dietary choices and social habits, affecting their physical and psychological health, with a profound impact on their quality of life. Several strategies and therapies have been proposed to prevent or alleviate CT-induced dysgeusia. This review aimed to evaluate the available evidence on prevalence, pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical consequences, and strategies for managing dysgeusia in BC patients receiving CT. We queried the National Library of Medicine, the Cochrane Library, Excerpta Medica dataBASE, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature database, performing a search strategy using database-specific keywords. We found that the literature on this topic is scarce, methodologically limited, and highly heterogeneous in terms of study design and criteria for patient inclusion, making it difficult to obtain definitive results and make recommendations for clinical practice.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsDysgeusiaDietFemaleHumansQuality of Lifebreast cancerchemotherapydysgeusiadysosmiataste alterations

Identifiers

PMID36615883
PMCPMC9823517
OpenAlexW4313473045

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