Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Cancers
Publication Date
3-1-2020
Abstract
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Background: Malnutrition can significantly affect disease progression and patient survival. The efficiency of weight loss and bioimpedance analysis (BIA)-derived measures in the evaluation of malnutrition, and disease progression and prognosis in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) are an important area of research. Method: The PubMed database was thoroughly searched, using relative keywords in order to identify clinical trials that investigated the role of BIA-derived measures and weight loss on the disease progression and prognosis of patients with HNC. Twenty-seven studies met the criteria. More specifically, six studies examined the prognostic role of the tissue electrical properties in HNC patients; five examined the role of the tissue electrical properties on identifying malnutrition; four studies looked at the changes in the tissue electrical properties of HNC patients; and 12 examined the prognostic role of weight loss on survival and/or treatment outcomes. Results: Several studies have investigated the role of nutritional status tools on prognosis in HNC patients. Current studies investigating the potential of BIA-derived raw data have shown that phase angle (PA) and capacitance of the cell membrane may be considered prognostic factors of survival. Weight loss may be a prognostic factor for treatment toxicity and survival, despite some conflicting evidence. Conclusions: Further studies are recommended to clarify the role of BIA-derived measures on patients’ nutritional status and the impact of PA on clinical outcomes as well as the prognostic role of weight loss.
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Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
12
Issue
3
First Page
557
Disciplines
Life Sciences
Keywords
Bioelectrical impedance analysis, Body mass index, Head and neck cancer, Prognostic factor, Weight loss
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Recommended Citation
Mantzorou, Maria; Tolia, Maria; Poultsidi, Antigoni; Pavlidou, Eleni; Papadopoulou, Sousana K.; Papandreou, Dimitrios; and Giaginis, Constantinos, "Can bioelectrical impedance analysis and BMI be a prognostic tool in head and neck cancer patients? A review of the evidence" (2020). All Works. 817.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/817
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Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series