Cachexia, dietetic consultation, and survival in patients with pancreatic and periampullary cancer:A multicenter cohort study
- Latenstein, Anouk E. J.
- Dijksterhuis, Willemieke P. M.
- Mackay, Tara M.
- Beijer, Sandra
- van Eijck, Casper H. J.
- de Hingh, Ignace H. J. T.
- Molenaar, I. Quintus
- van Oijen, Martijn G. H.
- van Santvoort, Hjalmar C.
- de van der Schueren, Marian A. E.
- de Vos-Geelen, Judith
- de Vries, Jeanne H. M.
- Wilmink, Johanna W.
- Besselink, Marc G.
- van Laarhoven, Hanneke W. M.
Publication date
December 2020
DOIAbstract
It is unclear to what extent patients with pancreatic cancer have cachexia and had a dietetic consult for nutritional support. The aim was to assess the prevalence of cachexia, dietitian consultation, and overall survival in these patients. This prospective multicenter cohort study included patients with pancreatic cancer, who participated in the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Project and completed patient reported outcome measures (2015-2018). Additional data were obtained from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Cachexia was defined as self-reported >5% body weight loss, or >2% in patients with a BMI</p
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