Oral microbiome and onset of oral mucositis in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Cielito C Reyes-Gibby Jian Wang Liangliang ZhangChristine B PetersonKim-Anh DoRobert R JenqSamuel ShelburneDimpy P ShahMark S ChambersEhab Y HannaSai-Ching Jim Yeung Sanjay S Shete

Published in: Cancer (2020)

Changes in the abundance of genera over the course of treatment were associated with the onset of severe OM. The mechanism and therapeutic implications of these findings need to be investigated in future studies.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
radiation induced
early onset
combination therapy
case control
atomic force microscopy
mass spectrometry
high resolution
microbial community