Nutritional assessment and prognosis of oral cancer patients: a large-scale prospective study.

Xiaodan BaoFengqiong LiuJing LinQing ChenLin ChenFa ChenJing WangYu QiuBin ShiLizhen PanLisong LinBaochang He

Published in: BMC cancer (2020)

BMI, ALB, PNI and NRI are of prognostic value in patients with oral cancer and the prognostic performance of NRI was superior to BMI or ALB or PNI. Malnutrition (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 or ALB< 40 g/l or PNI < 49.3 or NRI < 97.5) could predict an unfavorable response to chemotherapy in oral cancer patients.

Keyphrases

body mass index
end stage renal disease
weight gain
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
radiation therapy