Systemic inflammation and nutritional status in patients on palliative cancer care : a systematic review of observational studies

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DE ARAUJO FONSECA CORDEIRO, Luisa | HUAYTALLA SILVA, Thiago | COSTA DE OLIVEIRA, Livia | NOGUEIRA NETO, José Firmino

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.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049909119886833

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