• Clin Nutr · Feb 2007

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    The effect of oral glutamine on 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin-induced mucositis/stomatitis assessed by intestinal permeability test.

    • Kwon Choi, Seung Sei Lee, Suk Joong Oh, Seong Yong Lim, Si Young Lim, Woo Kyu Jeon, Tae Yun Oh, and Jeong Wook Kim.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 110-746, Republic of Korea.
    • Clin Nutr. 2007 Feb 1; 26 (1): 57-62.

    Background & AimsSystemic chemotherapy may damage gastrointestinal epithelium. Mucositis is associated with increased intestinal permeability (IP). It is known that IP test with chromium 51-ethylene diaminetetra-acetate (51Cr-EDTA) is a useful tool to assess the mucositis. Oral glutamine supplements (OGS) may have a role in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced mucositis/stomatitis. The aim of this study was to characterize the relationship between the urinary excretion of 51Cr-EDTA and the severity of mucositis, and the effect of OGS on 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin (FU/LV)-induced mucositis/stomatitis.MethodsFifty-one patients with advanced or metastatic cancer received FU/LV chemotherapy. The control group included 18 healthy volunteers. IP was assessed via the measurement of 51Cr-EDTA urinary excretion after oral challenge, on days 7 after the discontinuation of chemotherapy. Of the 51 patients, 22 patients received OGS (30 g/day) and 29 received only best supportive care (BSC). Glutamine supplementation continued for 15 days. It was initiated at least 3 days before the beginning of chemotherapy. Mucositis/stomatitis was graded according to version 3.0 of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events.ResultsIn the chemotherapy group, the median (25 percentile, 75 percentile) IP test score was significantly higher than those of the control group [6.78% (4.63, 10.66) vs. 2.17% (1.38, 2.40), P<0.001]. The severity of stomatitis was significantly correlated with IP test scores (r=0.898, P<0.001). In the OGS group, the median IP test score was significantly lower than that of the BSC group [4.69% (3.10, 6.48) vs. 8.54% (6.48, 15.31), P<0.001]. A mucositis/stomatitis of grade 2-4 was observed in two patients of the OGS group (9%), and in 11 patients (38%) in the BSC group (P<0.001).ConclusionsThe IP test may be a useful tool in the evaluation of mucositis/stomatitis. OGS may exert a protective effect on FU/LV-induced mucositis/stomatitis. Further studies, however, will be necessary to define the role of glutamine supplementation in FU/LV-induced mucositis/stomatitis.

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