Efficacy of Probiotics in Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Diarrhea in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients

Published: 6 February 2025| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/bgbnkcgy9k.1
Contributor:
Gabriel de Souza

Description

In this study we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of probiotics in prevention of chemotherapy induced diarrhea among patients with gastrointestinal cancer. A total of 28 patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer who were intended to receive chemotherapy based on fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and/or irinotecan were randomized in a ratio 1:1 to receive either a placebo or probiotic. Patients were instructed to take the product orally once daily for 90 days and to record their bowel habits in a diary using the Bristol stool scale. In this dataset are the collected data from the 28 recruited patients.

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Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo Departamento de Medicina

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Patient Data Management

Funding

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

#2021/12587-2

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