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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2025

Effects of different nutritional support methods on nutritional status and immune function in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.

Jianqi Yang, Erxun Dai, Ting Yin

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Jianqi Yang *Department of Oncology, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, 98 Nantong West Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou, 225001, Jiangsu, China.
Erxun Dai *Department of Oncology, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, 98 Nantong West Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou, 225001, Jiangsu, China.
Ting YinDepartment of Oncology, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, 98 Nantong West Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou, 225001, Jiangsu, China. Yinting831@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-6540-9114

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objectiveThis study aimed to analyze the effects of different nutritional support methods on nutritional status and immune function of patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC).

methodsPatients with HNC were divided into the control (nutritional counseling and routine dietary guidance), parenteral nutrition (PN) (PN support on top of the control group), enteral nutrition (EN) (EN support on top of the control group), and EN + PN (EN combined with PN and routine dietary guidance) groups. After nutrition evaluation, the four groups were subjected to radiotherapy and nutritional support. Body mass index (BMI), serum albumin (ALB), prealbumin (PA), transferrin (TRF), hemoglobin (Hb), CD

resultsThe four groups experienced some degree of malnutrition during radiotherapy and the EN + PN group possessed the lowest degree of malnutrition. After radiotherapy dose irradiation completion (T1), the PN, EN, and EN + PN groups possessed improved BMI (21.42 ± 1.62, 21.40 ± 1.68, 22.98 ± 1.87 vs. 20.18 ± 1.32), serum ALB (31.59 ± 3.49, 32.24 ± 4.23, 37.58 ± 3.23 vs. 26.67 ± 3.03), PA (182.63 ± 13.57, 183.43 ± 14.19, 201.59 ± 10.53 vs. 165.36 ± 20.13), TRF (162.46 ± 24.34, 157.36 ± 18.58, 182.36 ± 20.37 vs. 137.56 ± 23.19), and Hb (128.54 ± 9.21, 125.36 ± 10.23, 140.26 ± 7.23 vs. 103.24 ± 9.47) levels, higher CD3

conclusionPN and EN, alone or in combination, can improve the nutritional status, immune function and quality of life of patients undergoing radiotherapy for HNC, and PN combined with EN has the best improvement effect.

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsMalnutritionNutritional StatusNutritional SupportAdultAgedBody Mass IndexEnteral NutritionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedParenteral NutritionQuality of LifeEnteral nutritionHead and neck cancerParenteral nutritionParenteral nutrition combined with enteral nutritionRadiotherapy

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