Malnutrition in advanced gastrointestinal cancer patients and nutritional support therapy
10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20240103-00005
- VernacularTitle:晚期胃肠肿瘤患者的营养不良及其治疗
- Author:
Guohao WU
1
Author Information
1. 复旦大学附属中山医院普通外科 胃肠外科 上海市临床营养研究中心，上海 200032
- Keywords:
Gastrointestinal neoplasms, advanced;
Malnutrition;
Sarcopenia;
Cachexia;
Nutritional support therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
2024;27(3):215-220
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The advancement of comprehensive treatment has allowed an increasing number of patients with gastrointestinal tumor to achieve long-term survival. In current clinical practice, there is a growing population of patients with advanced gastrointestinal tumor. Due to various factors, such as tumor burden, treatments including chemotherapy and radiation therapy, as well as underlying diseases, patients with advanced gastrointestinal tumor often experience malnutrition, which negatively impacts their clinical outcomes. The mechanism of malnutrition in patients with advanced gastrointestinal tumor is complex, and conventional nutritional support therapy has shown limited effectiveness. With the continuous progress in the concept and technique of nutritional support therapy, the diversification of treatment strategies, and the strengthening of multidisciplinary collaboration, the nutritional management for patients with advanced gastrointestinal tumor tends to be standardized and rational, leading to effective improvement in patients' nutritional status and clinical outcomes. Based on the latest evidence-based medicine, combined with the author's practical experience and insights, this article aims to explore nutritional support therapy for patients with advanced gastrointestinal tumor.
