The Effect of Nutritional Support on the Disease Progression and Survival in Pediatric Patients with Solid Tumors

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death for children; however, appropriate nutritional status can positively affect survival. The aim of this study was to determine to what extent malnutrition risk screening and intensified nutrition support, provided by a professional team, promoted disease pr...

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Published in:Nutrition and cancer 2022, Vol.74 (1), p.184-192
Main Authors: Gallo, Nora, Czuppon, Krisztina, Tomsits, Erika, Garami, Miklos, Hauser, Peter, Jakab, Zsuzsanna, Nagy, Krisztina, Kovacs, Gabor T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Central nervous system
Chemotherapy
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Disease Progression
Humans
Infant
Malnutrition
Malnutrition - diagnosis
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - therapy
Nutrition
Nutrition Assessment
Nutrition therapy
Nutritional Status
Nutritional Support
Patients
Pediatrics
Risk
Solid tumors
Survival
Tumors
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Summary:Cancer is one of the leading causes of death for children; however, appropriate nutritional status can positively affect survival. The aim of this study was to determine to what extent malnutrition risk screening and intensified nutrition support, provided by a professional team, promoted disease progression and survival in pediatric patients with solid tumors. 145 pediatric cancer patients (average age 6.3 ± 5.6 and 6.7 ± 5.4 years) with solid tumors undergoing chemotherapy participated in the study. Two 3-year periods were studied: 2009-2011 and 2012-2014. Patient characteristics and treatment protocols were identical, but in Period 2, with the foundation of our nutrition support team malnutrition risk screening was made mandatory upon every hospital admission. As a result of intensified nutrition support the time from diagnosis to completion of treatment (802 vs. 512 day, p 
ISSN:0163-5581
1532-7914
DOI:10.1080/01635581.2020.1869275