Povidone-iodine for the management of oral mucositis during cancer therapy

• Main Authors: Jeeve Kanagalingam (Author), Akhil Chopra (Author), Min Hee Hong (Author), Wisam Ibrahim (Author), Antonio Villalon (Author), Jin-Ching Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oral mucositis (OM) is a common and often dose-limiting side effect of cancer therapy. Povidone iodine (PVP-I) formulations have been shown to decrease the incidence and severity of OM, but the relevance of these findings remains unclear. The objective of the present study was to review evidence for...