Mucositis induced by antineoplastic drugs is an important, dose-limiting and costly side
effect of cancer therapy. The ulcerative lesions which result are frequent systemic portals of …

Mucositis induced by chemotherapy is a painful and often dose-limiting side effect of cancer
therapy. Furthermore, loss of the integrity of the oral epithelium often provides a microbial …

The administration of many chemotherapy regimens may be complicated by toxicities that
limit clinicians' abilities to deliver the most effective doses of active agents. Oral mucositis …

Oral mucositis is a frequent and potentially severe complication of chemotherapy which has
a considerable impact on patient quality of life. While the management of other …

The term mucositis is coined to describe the adverse effects of radiation and chemotherapy
treatments. Mucositis is one of the most common adverse reactions encountered in radiation …

Chemotherapy‐and radiotherapy‐induced oral mucositis represents a therapeutic challenge
frequently encountered in cancer patients. This side effect causes significant morbidity and …

BACKGROUND A frequent complication of anticancer treatment, oral and gastrointestinal
(GI) mucositis, threatens the effectiveness of therapy because it leads to dose reductions …

Oral mucositis as a consequence of cytotoxic therapy is a major cause of morbidity in cancer
patients. Cancer therapy-induced tissue damage leading to mucositis can occur through …

Oral complications almost always occur as a consequence of treatment for head and neck
cancer. In addition, approximately 40% of patients with nonhead and neck malignancies …

A multitude of laboratory and clinical research studies of ulcerative oral mucositis induced by
cytotoxic cancer therapies have been reported during the past decade. However, a …