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Objective <p>This study investigated the impact of anticancer treatment on the oral microbiome in pediatric patients and its association with oral mucositis (OM).</p> Materials and methods <p>A double-blind, randomized trial involving 34 pediatric cancer patients (ages 2–17.99) with solid or hematological malignancies. Mucosal swab samples were collected before and after chemotherapy. Patients underwent two 7-day rinse cycles—one with Caphosol and one with saline—in a randomized order. Bacterial DNA from 110 mucosal swabs was analyzed using 16S rRNA sequencing.</p> Results <p>Chemotherapy altered bacterial composition. No life-threatening OM cases (WHO grade 4) were observed, but mild to severe OM (grades 1–3) occurred in three patients. In patients without oral lesions, <i>Bergeyella</i> genus was more abundant prior to treatment while <i>Alloprevotella</i> was more abundant in the post-treatment samples, compared to patients with lesions. OM was linked to distinct microbiome profiles, including <i>Stenotrophomonas, Leptotrichia sp., Serratia sp.,Capnocytophaga sputigena, Sphingomonas sp., Parapusillimonas sp., Staphylococcus sp.</i>, and <i>Turicibacter</i> genera. Additionally, <i>Burkholderia-Caballeronia-Paraburkholderia</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.013) were more prevalent in the Caphosol group compared to the saline group.</p> Conclusions <p>These findings indicate that chemotherapy-induced microbiome shifts associate with OM risk, highlighting the potential for microbial markers to predict high-risk patients and support protective strategies.</p> Trial registration <p>The trial titled "Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Oral Rinse (Caphosol®) for the Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Children Undergoing Chemotherapeutic Treatments" was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (ID NCT02807337), with the first submission date 2016–06-07.</p>

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Oral microbiome diversity and composition before and after chemotherapy treatment in pediatric oncology patients

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    2025年7月2日

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  • Egle Immonen,
  • Lauri Paulamäki,
  • Hannaleena Piippo,
  • Atte Nikkilä,
  • Liisa Aine,
  • Timo Peltomäki,
  • Olli Lohi,
  • Mataleena Parikka

摘要

Objective

This study investigated the impact of anticancer treatment on the oral microbiome in pediatric patients and its association with oral mucositis (OM).

Materials and methods

A double-blind, randomized trial involving 34 pediatric cancer patients (ages 2–17.99) with solid or hematological malignancies. Mucosal swab samples were collected before and after chemotherapy. Patients underwent two 7-day rinse cycles—one with Caphosol and one with saline—in a randomized order. Bacterial DNA from 110 mucosal swabs was analyzed using 16S rRNA sequencing.

Results

Chemotherapy altered bacterial composition. No life-threatening OM cases (WHO grade 4) were observed, but mild to severe OM (grades 1–3) occurred in three patients. In patients without oral lesions, Bergeyella genus was more abundant prior to treatment while Alloprevotella was more abundant in the post-treatment samples, compared to patients with lesions. OM was linked to distinct microbiome profiles, including Stenotrophomonas, Leptotrichia sp., Serratia sp.,Capnocytophaga sputigena, Sphingomonas sp., Parapusillimonas sp., Staphylococcus sp., and Turicibacter genera. Additionally, Burkholderia-Caballeronia-Paraburkholderia (p = 0.013) were more prevalent in the Caphosol group compared to the saline group.

Conclusions

These findings indicate that chemotherapy-induced microbiome shifts associate with OM risk, highlighting the potential for microbial markers to predict high-risk patients and support protective strategies.

Trial registration

The trial titled "Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Oral Rinse (Caphosol®) for the Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Children Undergoing Chemotherapeutic Treatments" was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (ID NCT02807337), with the first submission date 2016–06-07.