A prospective nutritional assessment using Mini Nutritional Assessment-short form among patients with head and neck cancer receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

Chia-Yen HungShun-Wen HsuehChang-Hsien LuPei-Hung ChangPing-Tsung ChenKun-Yun YehHung-Ming WangNgan-Ming TsangPei-Wei HuangYu-Shin HungShu-Chen ChenWen-Chi Chou

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

Pre-CCRT nutritional status identifies HNC patients vulnerable to treatment interruption and treatment complications. We suggest that nutritional assessment with MNA-SF should be incorporated in pre-CCRT evaluation for all HNC patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
gene expression
locally advanced
rectal cancer
genome wide