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- Title
Systemic Inflammation and Nutritional Status in Patients on Palliative Cancer Care: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.
- Authors
Cordeiro, Luisa de Araújo Fonseca; Silva, Thiago Huaytalla; de Oliveira, Lívia Costa; Neto, José Firmino Nogueira
- Abstract
Objective: This systematic literature review explores the results of studies that have analyzed the association between inflammation and nutritional status in patients with cancer in palliative care. Methods: The bibliographic research was performed in May 2019, according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Group guidelines. The inclusion criteria were papers that (1) had an online abstract available, (2) were original, (3) used a cohort or cross-sectional design, (4) involved patients with advanced cancer in palliative care, and (5) assessed the association between inflammation and nutritional status. The quality assessment was performed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Results: Nine studies were selected. Weight loss (WL; n = 7) was the most common nutritional marker employed and C-reactive protein (CRP; n = 6) was the most common inflammatory marker. There was considerable variability (39.0%-92.2%) in the proportion of patients who had WL in a 6-month period, while CRP >5 mg/dL was common in 45.3% to 73.9% of patients. Systemic inflammation was related to nutritional status, highlighting the relationship between CRP and WL and lean mass (LM). Patients with CRP >10 mg/L have been found to have a lower LM (P <.001) and a faster rate of loss of LM at a faster rate during the disease trajectory (P =.030). Conclusion: Nutritional status is associated with systemic inflammatory response. Inflammatory markers should be considered an additional parameter for the nutritional diagnosis of patients with cancer in palliative care.
- Subjects
C-reactive protein; CANCER patients; INFLAMMATION; INFORMATION storage &; retrieval systems; MEDICAL databases; MEDLINE; ONLINE information services; TERMINALLY ill; WEIGHT loss; SYSTEMATIC reviews; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; NUTRITIONAL status
- Publication
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 2020, Vol 37, Issue 7, p565
- ISSN
1049-9091
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1049909119886833