Zinc and Reduced Severe Oral Mucositis Incidence

• The Route of Administration Determines the Efficacy of Zinc in Preventing Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

  • 2026-06-21
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 332
  • Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) 33(6)
  • • Chih-Sheng Tsao
    • Kai-Yu Wang
    • Chih-Ying Liao

  • PubMed: 42346271
  • DOI: 10.3390/curroncol33060371

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Severe Oral Mucositis Incidence

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  systemic zinc yielded borderline, inconsistent benefits (RR = 0.52, 95% CI: 0.27-1.01, p = 0.055, I² = 37%).

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No