Cachexia, dietetic consultation, and survival in patients with pancreatic and periampullary cancer: A multicenter cohort study

Anouk E. J. Latenstein, Willemieke P. M. Dijksterhuis, Tara M. Mackay, Sandra Beijer, Casper H. J. van Eijck, Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh, I. Quintus Molenaar, Martijn G. H. van Oijen, Hjalmar C. van Santvoort, Marian A. E. de van der Schueren, Judith de Vos-Geelen, Jeanne H. M. de Vries, Johanna W. Wilmink, Marc G. Besselink, Hanneke W. M. van Laarhoven*, Dutch Pancreatic Canc Grp

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Abstract

It is unclear to what extent patients with pancreatic cancer have cachexia and had a dietetic consult for nutritional support. The aim was to assess the prevalence of cachexia, dietitian consultation, and overall survival in these patients. This prospective multicenter cohort study included patients with pancreatic cancer, who participated in the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Project and completed patient reported outcome measures (2015-2018). Additional data were obtained from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Cachexia was defined as self-reported >5% body weight loss, or >2% in patients with a BMI

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9385-9395
Number of pages11
JournalCancer Medicine
Volume9
Issue number24
Early online date27 Oct 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020

Keywords

  • QUALITY-OF-LIFE
  • NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT
  • CLINICAL NUTRITION
  • SURGERY
  • GUIDELINES
  • DIAGNOSIS
  • CRITERIA
  • MASS
  • AGE

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