Supplemental home parenteral nutrition improved nutrition status with comparable quality of life in malnourished unresectable/metastatic gastric cancer receiving salvage chemotherapy.

Cheng-Jen MaChing-Wen HuangYung-Sung YehHsiang-Lin TsaiWei-Chih SuTsung-Kun ChangLi-Chu SunYing-Ling ShihFang-Jung YuDeng-Chyang WuJaw-Yuan Wang

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

Supplemental HPN therapy for malnourished patients with unresectable or metastatic GC undergoing salvage chemotherapy is feasible and revealed marked improvement in nutritional status. Early HPN intervention should be considered an important part of palliative treatment for advanced GC.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
small cell lung cancer
randomized controlled trial
radiation therapy
liver metastases
healthcare
physical activity
palliative care
gas chromatography
smoking cessation