A comparison of the MNA-SF, MUST, and NRS-2002 nutritional tools in predicting treatment incompletion of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer.
Shun-Wen HsuehCheng-Chou LaiChia-Yen HungYu-Ching LinChang-Hsien LuKun-Yun YehNgan-Ming TsangYu-Shin HungPei-Hung ChangWen-Chi ChouPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
MNA-SF, MUST, and NRS2002 were all shown to be competent tools for prediction of treatment incompletion and treatment-related toxicity in HNC patients undergoing CCRT. We suggest implementing nutritional assessment prior to treatment to improve the rate of treatment completion and to reduce treatment-related toxicity in HNC patients.