Observational Study
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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
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
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.
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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
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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.