Effects of Antioxidant Dietary Supplement Use upon Response to Cancer Treatment: A Scoping Review of Available Evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The effects of antioxidant dietary supplements on response to biological therapies for cancer is unknown. We conducted a scoping review of the available systematic review evidence on this question.

Methods and analysis

We searched six databases from inception to August 19, 2022 for systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials of antioxidant dietary supplements used by patients receiving curative chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or other biological therapy for cancer and assessing the impact of supplements on survival, treatment response, or disease progression. We focused on results from reviews at high or moderate AMSTAR-2 quality. Records were selected, data extracted, and AMSTAR-2 ratings assessed independently by two authors.

Results

We found 24 syst

SUBMITTER: Wieland LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11419937 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature