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Development of the MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for mucositis: an overview of the methods

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New studies and literature continue to emerge on the management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy. The evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for mucositis were first published in 2004 and updated in 2007 and 2014 by the Mucositis Study Group of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer/International Society of Oral Oncology (MASCC/ISOO). The existing 2014 guidelines for mucositis are being updated in line with new literature to inform clinical practice. This paper describes the materials and methods employed for the comprehensive updates to the guidelines for managing mucositis.

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Vinisha Ranna

  2. Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Karis Kin Fong Cheng

  3. Edward G. Miner Library, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

    Daniel A. Castillo

  4. Bibby Dental Library, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

    Lorraine Porcello

  5. Oral Medicine, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

    Anusha Vaddi & Sharon Elad

  6. Section of Oral Medicine, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA

    Rajesh V. Lalla

  7. Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health - Medical Oncology, University of Brescia, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy

    Paolo Bossi

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On behalf of the Mucositis Study group of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer/International Society for Oral Oncology (MASCC/ISOO)

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Employees of commercial entities were not eligible to serve on this MASCC Guidelines Panel. All authors completed a conflict of interest disclosure form and conflicts are disclosed in the guideline’s publications. The authors disclose no conflict of interest (VR, KC, LP, DC). PB has served an advisory role for Galera Therapeutics. SE reports no conflict in regard to mucositis, and consulting to Falk Pharma as the Medical Expert for a clinical trial about oral chronic graft versus host disease. RVL has served as a consultant for Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Galera Therapeutics, Ingalfarma SA, Monopar Therapeutics, Mundipharma, and Sucampo Pharma; has received research support to his institution from Galera Therapeutics, Novartis, Oragenics, and Sucampo Pharma; and has received stock in Logic Biosciences.

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Ranna, V., Cheng, K.K.F., Castillo, D.A. et al. Development of the MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for mucositis: an overview of the methods. Support Care Cancer 27, 3933–3948 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04891-1

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