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ReviewBMJ oncology2023

How do tumours outside the gastrointestinal tract respond to dietary fibre supplementation?

Fatima Asim, Lowenna Clarke, Elizabeth Donnelly, Fouzia Rahana Jamal, Lucrezia Maria Piccicacchi, Mahanoor Qadir, Nain Tara Raja, Cyrus Samadi, Chee Kin Then, Anne E Kiltie

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Review in BMJ oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Fatima AsimSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, UK.
Lowenna ClarkeSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, UK.
Elizabeth DonnellySchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, UK.
Fouzia Rahana JamalSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, UK.
Lucrezia Maria PiccicacchiSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, UK.
Mahanoor QadirSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, UK.
Nain Tara RajaSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, UK.
Cyrus SamadiSchool of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, UK.
Chee Kin ThenDepartment of General Medicine, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Anne E KiltieRowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7208-2912

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, despite advances in treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. The role of the gut microbiota in human health and disease, particularly in relation to cancer incidence and treatment response, has gained increasing attention. Emerging evidence suggests that dietary fibre, including prebiotics, can modulate the gut microbiota and influence antitumour effects. In this review, we provide an overview of how dietary fibre impacts the gut-tumour axis through immune and non-immune mechanisms. Preclinical evidence shows that β-glucan or inulin effectively suppress extraintestinal tumour growth via immunomodulation. Other fibres such as resistant starch, modified citrus pectin and rye bran may confer antitumour effects through metabolic regulation, production of metabolites or downregulation of the insulin/insulin-like growth factor 1 axis. Additionally, we highlight the potential for dietary fibre to modify the response to immunotherapy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as shown by inulin increasing the abundance of beneficial gut bacteria, such as

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adjuvant therapybladder cancerbowel cancerprostate cancerradiotherapy

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PMID39886510
PMCPMC11203104

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