The impact of oral nutritional supplementation in children treated for cancer

Uğur Demirsoy; Feza Kırbıyık; Ali Doğan; Funda Corapcıoglu

doi:10.28982/josam.865377

Authors

Uğur Demirsoy Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5424-7215
Feza Kırbıyık Medical Department of Danone Nutricia Specialized Nutrition https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7933-2814
Ali Doğan Danone Nutricia Specialized Nutrition https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9040-2737
Funda Corapcıoglu Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3514-084X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.865377

Keywords:

pediatrics, malnutrition, cancer, body mass index

Abstract

Background/Aim: Malnutrition is a dangerous comorbidity in children with cancer that can affect tolerance to treatment modalities such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It also adversely affects the treatment outcome and overall survival. It has been known that low Z score of body mass index (BMI) indicates malnutrition. This study aims to underline the effects of oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) on pediatric oncology patients. Methods: All records were collected from Kocaeli University Hospital, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Kocaeli, Turkey, and analyzed. Weight, height, and BMI status of sixty patients who received ONS with cancer treatment were recorded during visits up to 8 months after the start of ONS. Statistical analyses were maintained on the whole cohort as well as on following tumor sub-groups: CNS tumors (13.3%), lymphoma (18.3%), other tumors (68.3%). Results: Sixty malnourished pediatric oncology patients (64.6% male, 35.4% female) were included in the study cohort. BMI values of the majority (60%, P<0.05) of patients increased after ONS treatment while those of 40% decreased. BMI values also increased in the case of other tumors and lymphoma sub-groups (P<0.001 and P=0.012, respectively). Conclusion: This study underlined the benefits of ONS treatment in terms of BMI status among pediatric oncology patients. The recovery rate of nutritional status depends on malignancy, cancer type and location.

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