Evolution of nutritional status in patients with autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Abstract

Patients undergoing HSCT were well nourished upon admission to the BMTU. Nutritional status significantly declined during hospitalization and improved at follow-up. However, nutritional intervention may still be required.

Pre-transplant arm muscle area: a simple measure to identify patients at risk

“…In fact, in the present study, when the pre-HSCT BMI was measured, more than 50 % of the patients were above the normal range and only two were classified as undernourished. Patients above normal range for BMI were also found in other studies with patients undergoing HSCT [6,10,31]. This could be understood as an effect of nutritional transition which is observed in the admission of patients at hospitals [32].…”

“…Among them, the most frequent are mucositis, constipation or diarrhea, immunological reactions, infectious complications and graft versus host disease [4][5][6].…”

Evaluation of nutritional risk factors in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-eligible patients

“…❚ DISCUSSION Undernourishment and excess weight may affect HSCT success rates and postoperative clinical status of eligible patients. Excess weight (defined by BMI), detected in 55.6% of patients in this sample and reported in 67.4% of patients overall, (18) may be associated to higher risks of GVHD and low survival rates following allogeneic HSCT due to high dose chemotherapy and GVHD prophylaxis. (3) Risk of CVD was another finding of this study.…”

Interdisciplinary care programme to improve self-management for cancer patients undergoing stem cell transplantation: a prospective non-randomised intervention study

“…), a painful side effect that might cause reduced food intake, diarrhoea and facilitate weight loss (de Defranchi et al . ). While physical function might influence quality of life (Morishita et al .…”

“…de Defranchi et al . () found that the nutritional status of patients undergoing HSCT often deteriorates during hospitalisation. About 70% of the patients experience OM (Vagliano et al .…”