ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2022
Impact of oral nutrition supplementation on outcomes of esophageal cancer patients treated with chemotherapy: A retrospective cohort study with propensity score matching.
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- Machine learning-based prediction and external validation of treatment-related myelosuppression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer receiving PD-1 inhibitors plus platinum-doublet chemotherapy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Telemedicine in home enteral nutrition: a structured survey exploring acceptability, preferences and experiences among patients.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a prediction model for myelosuppression in lung cancer patients after platinum-based doublet chemotherapy: a multifactorial analysis approach.American journal of cancer research · 2025Article
- Mechanisms of esophageal cancer metastasis and treatment progress.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Objective: There is a lack of evidence regarding the outcomes of oral nutrition supplementation (ONS) in patients with esophageal cancer (EC) who received chemotherapy treatment. The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective cohort study by comparing an adequate ONS group with a control group. Materials and methods: The study was performed in the Oncology Department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University. Patients at nutritional risk were identified from March 2016 to June 2019, and divided into an ONS group and a control group. To control for potential confounding variables, the propensity score method with matching was carried out. The main outcomes were length of stay (LOS) and hospitalization cost. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of pulmonary infection and myelosuppression. Results: Out of 5,316 hospitalizations, a one-to-one matched sample was created ( Conclusion: Although ONS increases hospitalization cost and LOS, it may be associated with reduced myelosuppression incidence, especially for patients with a BMI ≤ 18.5 kg/m
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