Molecular Characteristics of High-Dose Melphalan Associated Oral Mucositis in Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Gene Expression Study on Human Mucosa.

BACKGROUND:Toxicity of the oral and gastrointestinal mucosa induced by high-dose melphalan is a clinical challenge with no documented prophylactic interventions or predictive tests. The aim of this study was to describe molecular changes in human oral mucosa and to identify biomarkers correlated wit...

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Main Authors: Mette Marcussen, Julie Støve Bødker, Heidi Søgaard Christensen, Preben Johansen, Søren Nielsen, Ilse Christiansen, Olav Jonas Bergmann, Martin Bøgsted, Karen Dybkær, Mogens Vyberg, Hans Erik Johnsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5215401?pdf=render