biostudies-literatureUnknown15Winkler M<h4>Introduction</h4>Cancer patients commonly suffer from substantial side effects of oncological therapies. Therefore, the Oncology Working Group of the Competence Network for Integrative Medicine in Baden-Württemberg, Germany (KIM-BW) developed practice-oriented recommendations for the integrative treatment of chemotherapy-induced mucositis (CIM), nausea and vomiting (CINV), and cancer-related fatigue (CRF).<h4>Methods</h4>Two expert groups of physicians and nurses developed therapeutic recommendations using an interdisciplinary expert consensus process oriented on a Delphi-methodology with a standardized scoring matrix, considering training, feasibility, time intensity, clinical effectiveness, contraindications, and interactions. The consensus process was complemented by a targeted, nonFrontiers in oncology1667298https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12631479biostudies-literatureExpert-guided approaches to complementary interventions for common side effects of cancer therapies: a practice-based perspective from integrative oncology centers in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.PMC12631479Singer-Bayrle SLampe HHeyl WMonnich HReutter JJocher MHofheinz RDLivas MHiller SWagner TFrenzel SWinkler MGottfried JKaschdailewitsch EBreitkreuz TSeldte JPWeise AKBrust JRaichle CKramer KfalseExpert-guided approaches to complementary interventions for common side effects of cancer therapies: a practice-based perspective from integrative oncology centers in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.<h4>Introduction</h4>Cancer patients commonly suffer from substantial side effects of oncological therapies. Therefore, the Oncology Working Group of the Competence Network for Integrative Medicine in Baden-Württemberg, Germany (KIM-BW) developed practice-oriented recommendations for the integrative treatment of chemotherapy-induced mucositis (CIM), nausea and vomiting (CINV), and cancer-related fatigue (CRF).<h4>Methods</h4>Two expert groups of physicians and nurses developed therapeutic recommendations using an interdisciplinary expert consensus process oriented on a Delphi-methodology with a standardized scoring matrix, considering training, feasibility, time intensity, clinical effectiveness, contraindications, and interactions. The consensus process was complemented by a targeted, non2025-01-01T00:00:00Z20252026-06-06T06:36:11.975Z2026-06-06T03:06:47.597ZS-EPMC126314794127828510.3389/fonc.2025.1667298