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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

Effect of individualized nutritional intervention on head and neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy.

Peng Chen, Lei Yang, Min Xiu, Mei-Gui Chen, Li-Hua Deng, Yi Li

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Machine learning for predicting muscle loss after radiotherapy using clinical and toxicity data in oral cavity cancer.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  5. Predictors of aspiration pneumonia in oral cavity cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy: A focus on skeletal muscle index.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peng Chen *Department of Oncology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, No. 5 of Donghaizhong Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong, China.
Lei Yang *Department 1 of Health Care, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, No. 5 of Donghaizhong Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong, China.
Min XiuDepartment 1 of Health Care, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, No. 5 of Donghaizhong Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong, China.
Mei-Gui ChenDepartment of Oncology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, No. 5 of Donghaizhong Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong, China.
Li-Hua DengDepartment of Oncology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, No. 5 of Donghaizhong Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong, China. denglihua_lh88@163.com.
Yi LiDepartment of Oncology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, No. 5 of Donghaizhong Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong, China. li2364456yi@21cn.com.
Qingdao Municipal Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo explore the effect of individualized nutritional interventions on head and neck cancer (HNC) patients receiving radiotherapy and provide a basis for improving the quality of life for those patients.

methodsA convenience sampling method was adopted to select HNC patients as the study objects. The Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 scale (NRS2002) was used to screen the nutritional risk in 108 HNC patients receiving radiotherapy, and the patients were randomly divided into control group and observation group. Routine dietary guidance was conducted in the control group, and individualized nutritional intervention was applied in the observation group.

resultsSix months after the intervention, the albumin levels (37.40 ± 4.03 g/L), hemoglobin levels (128.70 ± 15.22 g/L), and body mass index scores (BMI) (23.96 ± 3.23 kg/m

conclusionThe implementation of individualized nutritional intervention has promoted the improvement of laboratory indicators, weight, and BMI of head and neck cancer patients, reduced the risk of malnutrition of head and neck cancer patients, improved their quality of life, reduced the occurrence of adverse reactions during radiotherapy, and promoted long-term efficacy.

Indexed as

Head and Neck NeoplasmsRadiation OncologyAnxietyAnxiety DisordersHumansQuality of LifeHead and neck cancerIndividualized nutritional interventionQuality of lifeRadiotherapy

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PMID38193938
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