Efficacy of Enteral Supplementation Enriched with Glutamine, Fiber, and Oligosaccharide on Mucosal Injury following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Efficacy of Enteral Supplementation Enriched with Glutamine, Fiber, and Oligosaccharide on Mucosal Injury following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

The combination of glutamine, fiber and oligosaccharides (GFO) is thought to be beneficial for alleviating gastrointestinal mucosal damage caused by chemotherapy. A commercial enteral supplementation product (GFO) enriched with these 3 components is available in Japan. We performed a retrospective s...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Iyama, Tsutomu Sato, Hiroomi Tatsumi, Akari Hashimoto, Ayumi Tatekoshi, Yusuke Kamihara, Hiroto Horiguchi, Soushi Ibata, Kaoru Ono, Kazuyuki Murase, Kohichi Takada, Yasushi Sato, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Koji Miyanishi, Emi Akizuki, Takayuki Nobuoka, Toru Mizugichi, Rishu Takimoto, Masayoshi Kobune, Koichi Hirata, Junji Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
GFO
Mucosal injury
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Glutamine
Fiber
Oligosaccharide
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/368714

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