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World J Clin Oncol. Dec 24, 2019; 10(12): 391-401
Published online Dec 24, 2019. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v10.i12.391
Published online Dec 24, 2019. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v10.i12.391
Role of Mediterranean diet in preventing platinum based gastrointestinal toxicity in gynecolocological malignancies: A single Institution experience
Eleonora Ghisoni, Valentina Casalone, Gaia Giannone, Gloria Mittica, Valentina Tuninetti, Giorgio Valabrega, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Torino 10060 Italy
Eleonora Ghisoni, Gaia Giannone, Valentina Tuninetti, Giorgio Valabrega, University of Torino, Torino 10060, Italy
Author contributions: Valabrega G contributed to study conception and design; Ghisoni E and Casalone V contributed to data acquisition, data analysis and interpretation, and writing of article; Giannone G, Mittica G and Tuninetti V contributed to editing, reviewing, and final approval of the article.
Institutional review board statement: Observational study design and written informed consents were approved by the institutional review board of Candiolo Cancer Institute FPO/IRCCS.
Informed consent statement: All recruited patients signed the written informed consent and provide approval to participate to this observational study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors have no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Corresponding author: Giorgio Valabrega, MD, Assistant Professor, Candiolo Cancer Institute FPO-IRCCS, Torino 10060 Italy. giorgio.valabrega@ircc.it
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Received: March 6, 2019
Peer-review started: March 8, 2019
First decision: April 16, 2019
Revised: October 10, 2019
Accepted: November 5, 2019
Article in press: November 5, 2019
Published online: December 24, 2019
Processing time: 289 Days and 5.7 Hours
Peer-review started: March 8, 2019
First decision: April 16, 2019
Revised: October 10, 2019
Accepted: November 5, 2019
Article in press: November 5, 2019
Published online: December 24, 2019
Processing time: 289 Days and 5.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Mediterranean diet possibly reduces gastro-intestinal toxicities and nutritional status impairment related to platinum-based chemotherapy in women affected by gynecological cancers.