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Association between risk of malnutrition defined by patient-generated subjective global assessment and adverse outcomes in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The global state of GLIM criteria in oncology: a bibliometric analysis of research trends (2019-2025).Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnostic and application guidelines for malnutrition in adult patients (2025 edition).Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Guideline
- Global epidemiological characteristics of malnutrition in cancer patients: a comprehensive meta-analysis and systematic review.BMC cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Mapping Nutritional Assessment and Management in Oncology: Challenges and Perspectives from a Regional Survey.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Preoperative Nutritional Risk Defines Treatment Tolerance and Guides Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
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- The value of perioperative nutritional risk stratification in the prevention of surgical site infection: precision application from GLIM/PG-SGA to PNI, CONUT, and GNRI.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Trends and disparities in neoplasm-related mortality with death-certificate-documented protein-energy malnutrition in the United States, 1999-2024: a CDC WONDER multiple cause of death study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Nutritional vulnerability, food insecurity, and unmet supportive care needs in multiple myeloma: a cross-sectional study from China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Perioperative Immunonutrition and Postoperative Recovery Patterns in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Surgery: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2026Article
- NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE IN COLOMBIA: NUTRIBD - COL.Arquivos de gastroenterologia · 2026Article
- Nutrition-associated health levels in cancer patients based on the ICF: an expanded study of 300 cases.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Risk of Malnutrition in Digestive System Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2025Review
- Impact of PG-SGA-assessed malnutrition stratification on clinical outcomes in advanced gastrointestinal malignancies: a retrospective cohort study.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Rapid identification of tumor patients with PG-SGA ≥ 4 based on machine learning: a prospective study.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Comparison of the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of cancer patients admitted to a tertiary palliative care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Preoperative malnutrition is a risk factor for prolonged postoperative ileus for patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the association between the risk of malnutrition, as estimated by the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) numerical scores, and adverse outcomes in oncology patients.
designSystematic review and meta-analysis. SETTINGS: A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CKNI, VIP, Sinomed and Wanfang databases. Studies that examined the association between the risk of malnutrition, as estimated by the PG-SGA numerical scores, and overall survival (OS) or postoperative complications in oncology patients were included. Patients were classified as low risk (PG-SGA ≤ 3), medium risk (PG-SGA 4-8) and high risk of malnutrition (PG-SGA > 8). SUBJECT: Nineteen studies reporting on twenty articles (
resultsThe prevalence of medium and high risk of malnutrition ranged from 16·0 % to 71·6 %. A meta-analysis showed that cancer patients with medium and high risk of malnutrition had a poorer OS (adjusted hazard ratios (HR) 1·98; 95 % CI 1·77, 2·21) compared with those with a low risk of malnutrition. Stratified analysis revealed that the pooled HR was 1·55 (95 % CI 1·17, 2·06) for medium risk of malnutrition and 2·65 (95 % CI 1·90, 3·70) for high risk of malnutrition. Additionally, the pooled adjusted OR for postoperative complications was 4·65 (95 % CI 1·61, 13·44) for patients at medium and high risk of malnutrition.
conclusionsThe presence of medium and high risk of malnutrition, as estimated by the PG-SGA numerical scores, is significantly linked to poorer OS and an increased risk of postoperative complications in oncology patients.
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