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gastrointestinal adverse reactions, chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal, CRC
Flow diagram showing the schedule of the study.Probiotics combination restored the changed gut bacterial diversity in CRC patients receiving chemotherapy. (Probiotics combination remodeled the different gut microbial taxa among CRC patients. (LEfSe cladogram showing differently abundant gut microbiota taxa among CRC patients at different levels. The current LDA threshold score is over 2; Probiotics combination promoted the production of SCFAs in the gut of CRC patients undergoing chemotherapy. CRC, the standard reference group before anticancer treatment. Placebo, the control group taking placebo. Probio, the treatment group taking probiotics combination. Multiple comparisons based on two-way ANOVA analysis following Tukey’s test, * Schematic diagram of actions of probiotics combination in attenuating chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal responses and gut microbiota dysbiosis.Participants’ characteristics.Comparison of incidence of gastrointestinal adverse reactions after chemotherapy.