ArticleNutrition research and practice2019
A prospective study on changes in body composition and fat percentage during the first year of cancer treatment in children.
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Evaluation of Body Composition and Nutritional Status in Pediatric Patients With Hematological Malignancies
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nutritional interventions in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia undergoing antineoplastic treatment: a systematic review.BMC nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Growth and nutritional outcomes in children during the first year of cancer treatment: a scoping review with implications for child health care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Vincristine impairs musculoskeletal development in pediatric mice.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Exploring Pain and Body Composition in Children with Cancer Compared to Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- GL261 glioblastoma induces delayed body weight gain and stunted skeletal muscle growth in young mice.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2025Article
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- The evolution of nutritional care in children and young people with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a narrative review.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Review
- Metabolic Implications of Childhood Cancer.Current pediatrics reports · 2025Article
- Nutritional status, body composition and diet quality in children with cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- Clinical efficacy of prostate PI-RADS V2.1 score combined with serum PSA-related indicators in the detection of gray zone prostate cancer.International urology and nephrology · 2023Article
- Quantification of chemotherapy-induced changes in body composition in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult lymphoma using standard of care CT imaging.European radiology · 2022Article
- Skeletal Muscle and Childhood Cancer: Where are we now and where we go from here.Aging and cancer · 2021Article
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Abstract
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objectivesCancer treatment may lead to significant body composition changes and affect growth and disease outcomes in pediatric cancer patients. This prospective study aimed to evaluate short- and long-term body compositions changes focused on body fat during the first year of cancer treatment in children. SUBJECTS/
methodsA prospective study was conducted in 30 pediatric cancer patients (19 hematologic malignancies and 11 solid tumors) and 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Anthropometric measurements and body composition analysis using whole body dual energy X-ray absorptiometry were performed at baseline and 1, 6, and 12 month(s) of cancer treatment. Kruskal-Wallis tests, Wilcoxon paired
resultsAt baseline, no differences in weight, height, body mass index, abdominal circumferences, body fat, and fat-free mass were observed between 30 controls and 30 pediatric cancer patients. Total fat mass (
conclusionsOur results indicate that cancer treatment is related to significant body composition changes and rapid body fat gain, particularly during the first month after initiating cancer treatment, in children with hematologic malignancies. Therefore, individualized dietary strategies to prevent excessive fat gain are needed in pediatric cancer patients for better outcomes.
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