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ReviewEsophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society2025

Nutritional management during chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy for advanced esophageal cancer.

Yutaka Kimura, Atsushi Gakuhara, Shuichi Fukuda, Yasunari Fukuda, Terukazu Yoshihara, Chikato Koga, Naotsugu Haraguchi, Jin-Ichi Hida

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Review in Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Yutaka KimuraDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda-Cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0293, Japan. you_kimura@aol.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0188-0586
Atsushi GakuharaDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda-Cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0293, Japan.
Shuichi FukudaDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda-Cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0293, Japan.
Yasunari FukudaDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda-Cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0293, Japan.
Terukazu YoshiharaDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda-Cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0293, Japan.
Chikato KogaDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda-Cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0293, Japan.
Naotsugu HaraguchiDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda-Cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0293, Japan.
Jin-Ichi HidaDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda-Cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0293, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advanced esophageal cancer is treated by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, chemoradiotherapy, and immunotherapy. However, the stenosis caused by the tumor and cancer-related chronic inflammation leads to inadequate food intake, weight loss, and nutrition problems. Given that poor pre-treatment nutritional status increases the risks of treatment-related adverse events and a poor prognosis, the nutrition guidelines recommend a pre-treatment nutritional assessment. When malnutrition is present, nutritional interventions, such as dietary guidance and enteral nutrition supplements, provided by the medical team may reduce treatment-related adverse events. However, whether nutritional intervention improves the prognosis is a topic for future research, including randomized controlled trials. This review discusses the literature on nutritional management in patients undergoing chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy for advanced esophageal cancer.

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ChemoradiotherapyEsophageal NeoplasmsMalnutritionNutritional SupportEnteral NutritionHumansNutritional StatusNutrition AssessmentPrognosisAdvanced esophageal cancerChemoradiationChemotherapyNutritional assessmentNutritional intervention

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PMID40155587
PMCPMC12167285

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