Impact of Clinical Markers of Nutritional Status and Feeding Jejunostomy Use on Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

Impact of Clinical Markers of Nutritional Status and Feeding Jejunostomy Use on Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

Background: Patients with esophageal cancer (EC) have high rates of malnutrition due to tumor location and treatment-related toxicity. Various strategies are used to improve nutritional status in patients with EC including oral and enteral support. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis to d...

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Main Authors: Rishi Jain, Talha Shaikh, Jia-Llon Yee, Cherry Au, Crystal S. Denlinger, Elizabeth Handorf, Joshua E. Meyer, Efrat Dotan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
nutrition
esophageal cancer
neoadjuvant chemoradiation
enteral nutrition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/10/3177

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