Paul Zarogoulidis*, Christoforos Kosmidis, Isaak Kesisoglou, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, Haidong Huang, Κonstantinos Romanidis, Anastasios Vagionas and Konstantinos Sapalidis Pages 3602 - 3608 ( 7 )
Non-small cell lung cancer is usually diagnosed at the advanced stage of the disease. We have novel diagnostic tools. However, prevention is still the best way to deal with this disease. Patients receive different treatments with different adverse effects. Targeted treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immunotherapy have entered everyday clinical practice. The nutritional status of a patient plays a crucial role in the treatment of the patient. Cachexia is observed in most cancer patients, and it has been identified as an independent factor in the overall survival of the patient. The improvement of nutritional status and metabolism directly impacts the quality of life, daily living, and overall survival of a lung cancer patient. We conducted a search on PubMed and Scopus and identified relevant publications. In this review, we will focus on the nutritional status of NSCLC patients and how food supplements assist in the QoL based on published literature. Additional information from other cancer types will be included where necessary.
NSCLC, nutrition, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, cancer.
3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, 3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, 3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Thoracic Surgery Department, Interbalkan European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Sana Clinic Group Franken, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Intensive Care, Nephrology, “Hof” Clinics, University of Erlangen, Hof, The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center of Respiratory Diseases, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, Second Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Oncology Department, General Hospital of Kavala, Kavala, 3rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki