Journal article

The prevalence of weight loss during (chemo)radiotherapy treatment for lung cancer and associated patient- and treatment-related factors

Nicole Kiss, Elisabeth Isenring, Karla Gough, Meinir Krishnasamy

CLINICAL NUTRITION | CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2013.11.013

Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Thoracic radiotherapy is associated with toxicities that can adversely impact nutritional intake. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of ≥5% weight loss and commencement of enteral nutrition in lung cancer patients receiving radiotherapy. METHODS: A retrospective study of 96 patients treated with high dose palliative or radical radiotherapy for a primary diagnosis of small cell or non-small cell lung cancer. Weight loss was calculated between the start and up to 90 days from radiotherapy commencement. Associations between ≥5% weight loss and enteral feeding, and demographic and clinical factors (age, gender, nutritional status, total dose of radio..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The study was supported by a PhD scholarship from the Victorian Cancer Agency, Melbourne, Australia. The sponsors had no involvement in the study.

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Keywords

Middle Aged
Nutritional Status
Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy
Chemoradiotherapy
Lung Cancer
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Retrospective Studies
Nutritional-Status
Malnutrition
Radiotherapy
Weight Loss
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Receiving Radiotherapy
Male
Outcomes
Assessment Pg-Sga
Chemotherapy
Science & Technology
Enteral Nutrition
Female
Palliative Care
Neck-Cancer
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Humans
Head
Lung Neoplasms
Nutrition & Dietetics
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