Efficacy of ready-to-use therapeutic food in malnourished children with cancer: Results of a randomized, open-label phase 3 trial.

Prasad Maya Sneha TandonRajul GalaSadhna KannanGirish ChinnaswamyGaurav NarulaTushar VoraShripad BanavaliShaesta MehtaAmey ParadkarSavita GoswamiMeera GhadgeDeepak JagiasiSujata SharmaLavina FernandesMamta ManglaniAlka JadhavRonald D Barr Elena J Ladas

Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2021)

RUTF is efficacious in improving weight gain and nutritional status in undernourished children with cancer and decreases TRTs. Incorporating RUTF into a healthy, balanced diet should be considered in undernourished children with cancer.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
weight gain
young adults
squamous cell
open label
body mass index
physical activity
weight loss
squamous cell carcinoma
lymph node metastasis
childhood cancer
birth weight
rectal cancer
climate change
locally advanced
phase iii