Adjuvant parenteral nutrition in cytostatic chemotherapy
Heim, M.E.
Infusionstherapie und Klinische Ernahrung 13(3): 115-121
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0378-0791 PMID: 3091499 Document Number: 277947
Adjuvant parenteral nutrition of tumor patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy offers many potential advantages. There are some randomized studies with few cases looking at the effect of parenteral nutrition on tumor response and toxicity. In an own prospective randomized study on parenteral nutrition of colorectal cancer patients an increase of tumor response, prolongation of survival, or reduction of toxicity could not be achieved. Published controlled studies are discussed in a literature review. Parenteral nutrition of tumor patients receiving chemotherapy is not principally advantageous and should be restricted to special clinical situations.