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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

Comparison of Prophylactic Versus Reactive Tube Feeding Approaches on Weight Loss and Unplanned Hospital Admissions in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Receiving Chemoradiotherapy.

Teresa Brown, Louise Cooney, David Smith, Louise Elvin-Walsh, Eliza Kern, Suzanne Ahern, Bena Brown, Ingrid Hickman, Sandro Porceddu, Lizbeth Kenny and 1 more

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Teresa BrownDietetics & Food Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5127-1631
Louise CooneyDietitian Senior Research Assistant and Equity in Cancer Care Coordinator, Division of Cancer Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
David SmithMercy Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9644-2353
Louise Elvin-WalshNutrition and Dietetics, Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4108, Australia.
Eliza KernDietetics & Food Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia.
Suzanne AhernDietetics & Food Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia.
Bena BrownSouthern Queensland Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care, Metro South Health, Brisbane, QLD 4077, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7537-2402
Ingrid HickmanULTRA Team, Clinical Trial Capability, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3205-9165
Sandro PorcedduDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 8006, Australia.
Lizbeth KennySchool of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
Brett HughesSchool of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.

Funding

Allied Health Professions Office of Queensland, Australia AHPOQ
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study's aim was to compare the unplanned admission rates and nutrition outcomes in patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) receiving chemoradiotherapy at two different hospitals with different nutrition support approaches. Hospital Site A used prophylactic tube feeding and Site B used reactive tube feeding. Consecutive HNSCC patients receiving chemoradiotherapy with curative intent over six months in 2015 were eligible for this prospective comparative cohort study. Only patients who were classified as at high nutrition risk using validated guidelines were included. Patients' weight was recorded at the start, end, and 4-6 weeks post treatment to determine percentage weight loss outcomes. Unplanned hospital admissions (for medical or nutrition related reasons) and associated length of stay (LOS) were collected throughout and up to 1-month post treatment. In total, 88 patients were included in the study (site A

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ChemoradiotherapyEnteral NutritionHead and Neck NeoplasmsWeight LossAgedFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective Studieschemoradiotherapyenteral nutritiongastrostomyhead and neck cancernasogastric tubetube feeding

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PMID41590325
PMCPMC12840307

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