Deniz Sül Yaprak, Bilgehan Yalçın, Münevver Büyükpamukçu
{"title":"Prospective Analysis of Serum Zinc and Selenium Levels in Children with Cancer.","authors":"Deniz Sül Yaprak, Bilgehan Yalçın, Münevver Büyükpamukçu","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2481655","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2481655","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Serum zinc and selenium concentrations might be altered by various disease conditions including malignancies. We aimed to prospectively investigate the serum levels of both elements in pediatric cancers. Children <18 years with newly diagnosed cancers were eligible. Data regarding demographics, histopathological diagnoses, tumor sites, disease extent, treatments given and outcomes were recorded. Serum samples were obtained at diagnosis and in the 3-4 months after diagnosis to determine the serum concentrations of zinc and selenium using \"inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry\" (ICP-MS) method. Serum levels were compared to normal references and also in the subgroups according to tumor types, tumor sites and disease extent. Eighty-one children were included (Male/female: 50/31, median age 7.5-years). Twenty-five patients had lymphomas and 56 had solid tumors. For all patients, median serum levels of zinc and selenium were 69.5 mcg/dL and 114.3 mcg/L, respectively, which were comparable to normal reference values. In patients with lymphomas, mean and median initial zinc levels were significantly lower compared to solid tumors, which increased following treatment. No significant difference was detected in initial selenium concentrations of all patients and also in the subgroups. In the 3.-4. months following treatment, selenium levels decreased significantly in solid tumors. No significant difference was detected in the survival rates according to Zn and Se levels. Lower zinc levels at diagnosis in lymphomas was remarkable. The decline in Se levels after treatment may reflect the selenophilic nature of solid tumors and could also be linked to reduced appetite and dietary intake. Suppression of hepatic biosynthesis of selenoprotein by some chemotherapeutics might also contribute to diminished selenium levels after treatment. Further studies are needed to explore the implications of deficiencies in both elements.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"658-665"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143774897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Prognostic Utility of the Triceps Skinfold Thickness Albumin Index in Colorectal Cancer Patients with Cachexia.","authors":"Xiao-Yue Liu, Shi-Qi Lin, Guo-Tian Ruan, Xin Zheng, Yue Chen, He-Yang Zhang, Tong Liu, Hai-Lun Xie, Han-Ping Shi","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2416250","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2416250","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To develop a simple and convenient inflammation-nutrition-adiposity biomarker to complement the TNM staging system, further assess the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer cachexia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was a multi-centre cohort study. The triceps skinfold thickness-albumin index (TA) was calculated by combining the triceps skinfold thickness (TSF) and serum albumin levels. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional risk regression models were used to assess the relationship between the TA and all-cause mortality. Internal validation was carried out.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 1025 patients with colorectal cancer cachexia, 61.2% of whom were male, with a mean age of 58.91 (12.45) years. As the TA increased, overall mortality decreased in female patients (hazard ratio [HR], 0.95) but not in male patients (HR, 0.99). Multivariate Cox analysis showed that patients in the normal TA group had a significantly lower risk of death than those in the low TA group (HR, 0.53, 95% CI, 0.40-0.72). Patients with a normal TA had a lower risk of malnutrition, poor quality of life, and poor short-term prognosis than those with a low TA.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>TA index enables clinicians to assess the prognosis of patients as early as possible to improve the survival of patients with colorectal cancer cachexia.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"265-275"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142481158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Renhua Na, Christina M Nagle, Stefanie Bartsch, Torukiri I Ibiebele, Merran Williams, Peter Grant, Michael L Friedlander, Penelope M Webb
{"title":"Use of Dietary Supplements Before, During and After Treatment for Ovarian Cancer: Results from the Ovarian Cancer Prognosis and Lifestyle (OPAL) Study.","authors":"Renhua Na, Christina M Nagle, Stefanie Bartsch, Torukiri I Ibiebele, Merran Williams, Peter Grant, Michael L Friedlander, Penelope M Webb","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2408775","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2408775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of dietary supplements by cancer patients is common but contentious, particularly during chemotherapy. Few studies have investigated this for ovarian cancer. In a prospective study of women with ovarian cancer, dietary supplement use was collected through questionnaires. Data on the use of supplements were available for 421 women before diagnosis, during chemotherapy, and after chemotherapy completion. Predictors of changes in supplement use were investigated using logistic regression. The use of ≥1 supplement pre-diagnosis, during, and after chemotherapy completion was reported by 72%, 57%, and 68% of women, respectively. Multivitamins, vitamin D, and fish oils were the most commonly used supplements at all time points. The supplements most commonly discontinued during treatment were fish oils (69% of pre-diagnosis users) and multivitamins (53% of users); while 9%-10% of pre-diagnosis non-users initiated vitamin D and multivitamins. Predictors of supplement initiation during chemotherapy included pre-diagnosis use of medications, such as statins (Odds Ratio, OR = 4.12, 95% confidence interval, CI = 1.28-13.3), antidepressants (5.39, 1.18-24.7), acetaminophen (3.13, 1.05-9.33), and NSAIDs (2.15, 0.81-5.72). Other factors included younger age, university education, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and/or experiencing fatigue during treatment, although not statistically significant. In conclusion, a high proportion of women with ovarian cancer reported using supplements at all time points.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"200-209"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142395334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isoquercitrin Inhibits Lung Cancer Cell Growth Through Triggering Pyroptosis and Ferroptosis.","authors":"Haiyin Fan, Pengfei Xu, Bin Zou, Huanyuan Wang, Chao Li, Jian Huang","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2416246","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2416246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Isoquercitrin possesses anti-tumor activity in several types of cancers, however, its effects and underlying mechanisms on lung cancer have not been reported. Human lung cancer cell lines as well as normal lung epithelial BEAS-2B cells were treated with isoquercitrin. The influences of isoquercitrin <i>in vitro</i> were evaluated by determining cell viability, apoptosis, pyroptosis, and ferroptosis. Additionally, A549 tumor-bearing mice were generated to explore the anti-cancer effect of isoquercitrin <i>in vivo</i>. We found that isoquercitrin dose-dependently reduced lung cancer cells' viability, with no toxicity against BEAS-2B cells. Isoquercitrin at 40 μM and 80 μM was used <i>in vitro</i>. Isoquercitrin increased apoptosis, elevated NLRP3 inflammasome activation-mediated pyroptosis, and promoted ferroptosis in lung cancer cells. NLRP3 knockdown and caspase-1 selective inhibitor VX-765 attenuated isoquercitrin-induced pyroptosis and ferroptosis, but not apoptosis. Furthermore, isoquercitrin accelerated ROS generation, while ROS inhibitor N-acetylcysteine abrogated isoquercitrin-induced apoptosis, NLRP3 related-pyroptosis and ferroptosis. <i>In vivo</i>, isoquercitrin (1 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg) inhibited tumor growth, increased apoptosis, NLRP3-related pyroptosis, ferroptosis and ROS generation in tumors. Taken together, isoquercitrin inhibits lung cancer growth by triggering ROS/NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis and ferroptosis, with ROS also directly inducing apoptosis. This suggests that isoquercitrin might be a potential therapeutic agent for lung cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"299-310"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142481157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Le Tian, Jia-Xin Huang, Rui Wan, Jie Zhang, Xi Zhang, Ning Li, Na Li, Xin-Qi Liu, Chen-Xin Song, Xin-Yi Wang, Lei Yu, Shao-Ming Wang, Zhi-Jie Wang, Ming-Hua Cong
{"title":"Association Between Sarcopenia, Clinical Outcomes, and Survival in Patients with Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with First-Line Immunochemotherapy: A Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Le Tian, Jia-Xin Huang, Rui Wan, Jie Zhang, Xi Zhang, Ning Li, Na Li, Xin-Qi Liu, Chen-Xin Song, Xin-Yi Wang, Lei Yu, Shao-Ming Wang, Zhi-Jie Wang, Ming-Hua Cong","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2392297","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2392297","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the association between sarcopenia, short-term efficacy, and long-term survival in patients with extensive small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) treated with standard first-line immunochemotherapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 63 patients initially diagnosed with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer were enrolled in the prospective study from December 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022. The clinical characteristics, body composition, blood test results, and image data were obtained before treatment. Patients were divided into sarcopenia and non-sarcopenia groups according to the diagnostic criteria of the Asian Sarcopenia Working Group 2019. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS) and comprehensive survival analyses were performed. Secondary outcomes included short-term efficacy and adverse events associated with first-line immunochemotherapy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median age of the 63 patients enrolled in our study was 63.0 years (40-80 years). The incidence of sarcopenia was 19.0% (12/63) in patients with extensive SCLC. Compared with non-sarcopenia patients, extensive-stage SCLC patients with sarcopenia were significantly older (69.0 vs. 62.0, <i>P</i> = 0.017), and had lower body mass index (BMI) (20.29 vs. 24.27, <i>P</i> < 0.001), hand grip strength (HGS) (20.42 vs. 30.75, <i>P</i> < 0.001), and albumin (35.9 vs. 41.40, <i>P</i> < 0.001). The objective response rate after two cycles of standard first-line immunochemotherapy in the sarcopenia group was lower than in the non-sarcopenia group (30.0 vs. 78.9%, <i>P</i> = 0.012). There was no significant difference in chemotherapy-related hematological toxicity between the two groups. During a median follow-up of 15 months (3-33 months), patients with extensive SCLC had a median OS of 24 months, with 1-year survival of 75% and 2-year survival of 52%, respectively. Compared to non-sarcopenia patients, the median OS in the sarcopenia group was significantly shorter (9 vs. 24 months, <i>P</i> = 0.0014). Multivariate Cox analysis showed that sarcopenia was an independent risk factor for OS in patients with extensive SCLC (HR = 4.993, 95%CI = 1.106-22.538, <i>P</i> = 0.037).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients with Extensive SCLC and sarcopenia had worse clinical outcomes and shorter OS. Sarcopenia is a prognostic factor affecting first-line treatment efficacy and long-term survival of patients with SCLC in the era of immunotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"62-69"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142005956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Chemopreventive Impact of Diet-Derived Phytochemicals on the Adipose Tissue and Breast Tumor Microenvironment Secretome.","authors":"Naoufal Akla, Carolane Veilleux, Borhane Annabi","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2401647","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2401647","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cancer cells-derived extracellular vesicles can trigger the transformation of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSC) into a pro-inflammatory, cancer-associated adipocyte (CAA) phenotype. Such secretome-mediated crosstalk between the adipose tissue and the tumor microenvironment (TME) therefore impacts tumor progression and metastatic processes. In addition, emerging roles of diet-derived phytochemicals, especially epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) among other polyphenols, in modulating exosome-mediated metabolic and inflammatory signaling pathways have been highlighted. Here, we discuss how selected diet-derived phytochemicals could alter the secretome signature as well as the crosstalk dynamics between the adipose tissue and the TME, with a focus on breast cancer. Their broader implication in the chemoprevention of obesity-related cancers is also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"9-25"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142301173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elisna Syahruddin, Tri Apriliawan Bendarto Rahardjo, Oni Khonsa, Anindhita, Galoeh Adyasiwi, Luh Eka Purwani, Anova Fatimah, Sri Anita Putri Simanulang
{"title":"The Impact of Oral Nutrition Supplementation and Dietary Education on Nutritional Status, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviour in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.","authors":"Elisna Syahruddin, Tri Apriliawan Bendarto Rahardjo, Oni Khonsa, Anindhita, Galoeh Adyasiwi, Luh Eka Purwani, Anova Fatimah, Sri Anita Putri Simanulang","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2474260","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2474260","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cancer patients often experience significant weight loss due to metabolic changes, increased resting energy expenditure (REE), and poor nutrient intake, particularly exacerbated by treatments like chemotherapy and radiation. This study aimed to determine whether combining Oral Nutrition Supplements (ONS) with dietary education is more effective than dietary education alone in improving nutritional outcomes for cancer patients. An open-label randomized clinical trial at Persahabatan Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, involved 108 patients with lung or gynecological cancer, with 87 completing the study. Participants were assigned to receive either dietary education plus ONS (intervention group) or dietary education alone (control group). Results indicated that while both groups improved their nutrition knowledge, the intervention group experienced significant increases in body weight (1.68 ± 3.96 kg) and body mass index (BMI) (0.86 ± 1.96 kg/m<sup>2</sup>), whereas the control group lost weight. Additionally, the intervention group had a lower rate of anemia (60% vs. 80.9%), though no significant differences were found in albumin levels or inflammation status. These findings suggest that ONS combined with dietary education may help improve weight and BMI in cancer patients, warranting further research to confirm these benefits and assess long-term effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"474-482"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143722655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Birgit Khandalavala, Sarah Carlson, Lina Elsayed, Jenenne Geske, Jairam Krishnamurthy
{"title":"Diet Quality in Patients with Breast Cancer: Results of a Single Cohort Study in a Midwestern US Population.","authors":"Birgit Khandalavala, Sarah Carlson, Lina Elsayed, Jenenne Geske, Jairam Krishnamurthy","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2433812","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2024.2433812","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emerging research underscores the relationship between diet quality in patients with breast cancer and their cardiovascular health. This study examines the role of diet quality in patients post-breast cancer diagnosis in a single cohort in the midwestern United States (US), along with barriers to the adoption of a healthy diet and willingness to change diet. This cross-sectional study surveyed 108 patients with breast cancer. Diet quality was assessed using the Rapid Assessment of Eating in Participants - Shortened version (REAP-S). Participants had an average total REAP-S Score of 28.44 on a scale of 13-39. This score is lower than that of the average omnivorous population of the US and remained so as time since diagnosis progressed despite participants' overwhelming willingness to make changes toward a better quality diet. Several key barriers to healthier eating were identified, including unpredictable schedules and time constraints. Subaverage diet quality scores suggest that breast cancer patients elevate their future risk of adverse cardiovascular health and underscores the necessity for targeting interventions and reducing barriers to enhance diet quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"380-388"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142787807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a Digestive Cancer Risk Score Based on Nutritional Predictors: A Risk Prediction Model in the Golestan Cohort Study.","authors":"Masoumeh Jabbari, Meisam Barati, Ali Kalhori, Hassan Eini-Zinab, Farid Zayeri, Hossein Poustchi, Akram Pourshams, Azita Hekmatdoost, Reza Malekzadeh","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2474264","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2474264","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to develop a non-laboratory simple and useful scoring system to predict risk of incident digestive cancers within the healthcare and clinical framework in Iranian population. The present study was conducted on the collected data from the Golestan Cohort Study. A total of 49,173 participants, aged 37-80 years, were recruited from Gonbad City and 326 rural villages and were followed from 2004 to 2021 in Iran. A non-laboratory model for prediction of the 15-year risk of digestive cancers by means of dietary predictors and formulating a simple and useful scoring system in Iranian population was done in this study. A total of 43550 participants (25249 women and 18301 men) were included in the final analysis. The model's discrimination and calibration were assessed by concordance statistic (C-statistic) and calibration plot, respectively. The model had an acceptable discrimination in both derivation (C-statistic: 0.76) and validation (C-statistic: 0.70) samples (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Also, the calibration of model in derivation and validation datasets was 0.88 and 0.91, respectively. As an assessment tool, the established simple and practical nutritional risk score is suitable for motivating at-risk individuals to change lifestyles and dietary patterns to reduce future risks and prevent health problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"518-529"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143588101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heng Zhang, Yueshi Zhang, Xuan Tang, Shiqi Zhang, Changfeng Man, Dandan Gong, Yu Fan
{"title":"The Prevalence and Prognostic Impact of Cancer Cachexia on Overall Survival in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Heng Zhang, Yueshi Zhang, Xuan Tang, Shiqi Zhang, Changfeng Man, Dandan Gong, Yu Fan","doi":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2492126","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01635581.2025.2492126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by progressive weight loss, predominantly due to the depletion of skeletal muscle mass and adipose tissue. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the prognostic impact of cancer cachexia on overall survival in patients with gastrointestinal cancers. Two independent investigators conducted a systematic literature search across PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. Eligible studies included cohort studies and post hoc analyses of clinical trials that examined the association between cancer cachexia and overall survival in gastrointestinal cancer patients. A total of 22 studies involving 10,480 patients were included in the analysis. The pooled prevalence of cachexia among gastrointestinal cancer patients was 50% (95% confidence interval [CI] 41-59). Meta-analysis demonstrated that cancer cachexia was significantly associated with reduced overall survival (hazard ratio [HR] 1.50; 95% CI 1.35-1.68). Subgroup analyses further confirmed that cancer cachexia remained a robust predictor of poorer survival, irrespective of study design, gastrointestinal cancer subtype, patients' age, country of origin, tumor stage, cachexia definition, or follow-up duration. These findings indicate that cancer cachexia is highly prevalent among gastrointestinal cancer patients and serves as a significant independent predictor of shortened overall survival.</p>","PeriodicalId":54701,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition and Cancer-An International Journal","volume":" ","pages":"590-599"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144050607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}