Early intravenous administration of nutritional support (IVANS) in metastatic gastric cancer patients at nutritional risk, undergoing first-line chemotherapy: study protocol of a pragmatic, randomized, multicenter, clinical trial

Early intravenous administration of nutritional support (IVANS) in metastatic gastric cancer patients at nutritional risk, undergoing first-line chemotherapy: study protocol of a pragmatic, randomized, multicenter, clinical trial

Background: Malnutrition is common in cancer patients, particularly in those affected by gastrointestinal malignancies, and negatively affects treatment tolerance, survival, functional status, and quality of life (QoL). Nutritional support, including supplemental parenteral nutrition (SPN), has been...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Caccialanza, Emanuele Cereda, Catherine Klersy, Silvia Brugnatelli, Valeria Borioli, Alessandra Ferrari, Marilisa Caraccia, Federica Lobascio, Anna Pagani, Sara Delfanti, Giuseppe Aprile, Michele Reni, Lorenza Rimassa, Davide Melisi, Stefano Cascinu, Luca Battistini, Francesca Candiloro, Paolo Pedrazzoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-02-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1758835919890281

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