Observational studyEuropean journal of pediatrics2020
Trends in age- and sex-adjusted body mass index and the prevalence of malnutrition in children with cancer over 42 months after diagnosis: a single-center cohort study.
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- Body composition changes in pediatric patients with lymphoma after chemotherapy: a retrospective study.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Observational
- 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
- Role of Nutrition in Pediatric Patients with Cancer.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Identifying central symptom clusters and correlates in children with acute leukemia undergoing chemotherapy: a network analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- The Role of Nutritional Status, Gastrointestinal Peptides, and Endocannabinoids in the Prognosis and Treatment of Children with Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Prognostic Observational Analysis of BMI, Leptin, and Adiponectin in Children With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Undergoing Remission-Induction Chemotherapy.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Longitudinal Analysis (1994-2020) of Prevalence and Trends of Underweight in Polish Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Diet as a Potential Moderator for Genome Stability and Immune Response in Pediatric Leukemia.Cancers · 2021Review
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Abstract
The adequate nutritional status of pediatric cancer patients is particularly important to enable them to cope with the demands of the disease and its treatment and to maintain normal growth. Malnutrition and obesity have both been associated with reduced survival and increased drug toxicity. We investigated trends in the age- and sex-adjusted body mass index (ISO-BMI) and the prevalence of malnutrition in a Finnish cohort of 139 consecutive children receiving chemotherapy for cancer, with a follow-up period of 42 months after diagnosis. In total, 28% (39/139) of the patients experienced malnutrition (ISO-BMI < 17 or > 10% weight loss), and 12% (16/139) had a nasogastric tube or underwent gastrostomy. Patients with acute or chronic myeloid leukemia (5/10), central nervous system (CNS) tumors (5/13), or solid tumors (13/31) most frequently suffered from malnutrition. There was a significant increase in the ISO-BMI of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (+ 2.1 kg/m
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