Oral Glutamine May Have No Clinical Benefits to Prevent Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis in Adult Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Oral Glutamine May Have No Clinical Benefits to Prevent Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis in Adult Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Objectives: The role of oral glutamine for the management of oral mucositis (OM) has not yet been confirmed. The objective of the present study is to further investigate whether oral glutamine is effective in preventing and treating OM among patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving radioth...

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Main Authors: Ting Shuai, Xu Tian, Ling-Li Xu, Wei-Qing Chen, Yuan-Ping Pi, Lin Zhang, Qiao-Qin Wan, Xiu-E Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
oral mucositis
head and neck cancer
radiotherapy
glutamine
systematic review
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2020.00049/full

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