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Preventive Intervention Possibilities in Radiotherapy- and Chemotherapy-induced Oral Mucositis: Results of Meta-analyses

¹ Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
² Epidemiology and Statistics, and
³ Medical Oncology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. The development of mucositis in a 5-stage model (adapted from Sonis [2004]) and possible pathways of intervention for mucositis prevention.

View larger version (15K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Standard meta-analysis plot results of PTA for the outcome "presence of ulceration".

View larger version (13K): [in a new window]   Figure 3. Standard meta-analysis plot results of GM-CSF/G-CSF (systemic administration) for the outcome "presence of mucositis".

View larger version (9K): [in a new window]   Figure 4. Standard meta-analysis plot results of oral cooling for the outcome "presence of mucositis".

View larger version (15K): [in a new window]   Figure 5. Standard meta-analysis plot results of amifostine for the outcome "presence of grade 3 and grade 4 mucositis".