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Oh, Kim, Lee, Jang, Cho, Choi, Choi, and Yun: The Effect of Nutritional Support with Oral High Protein Liquid on Patients Who are Undergoing Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer
Original Article

J Lung Cancer 2008;7(2):86-89.

Published online: 10 January 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6058/jlc.2008.7.2.86

The Effect of Nutritional Support with Oral High Protein Liquid on Patients Who are Undergoing Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer

Young-Taek Oh, M.D.1, Soo-Hee Kim, B.A.1, Sun-Young Lee, M.D.1, Hyun-Soo Jang, M.D.1, Sun-Mi Cho, M.D.1, You-Young Choi, Ph.D.2, Won-Sun Choi, Ph.D.2, Sung-Seob Yun, Ph.D.2

1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Ajou University School of Medicine

2 R&D Center, Meail Dairies Suwon, Co., Ltd, Pyeongtaek, Korea

Address for correspondence Young-Taek Oh, M.D. Department of Radiation Oncology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Woncheon-dong, Youngtong-gu, Suwon 443-721, Korea Tel: 82-31-219-5338 Fax: 82-31-219-5894 E-mail: ohyoung@ajou.ac.kr

This study was supported by R&D Center, Meail Dairies Co.

Received 27 October 2008       Accepted 1 December 2008

Copyright © 2008 Korean Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Purpose

Weight loss and malnutrition in patients undergoing radiation therapy for lung cancer are common problems. We evaluated the effect of nutritional support with administering oral high calorie, high protein liquid, Mediwell Protein TM.

Materials and Methods

From Feb. 2007 to Aug. 2008, 21 patients with lung cancer received nutritional supplement for 4 weeks with Mediwell Standard TM (n=10) or higher protein liquid, Mediwell Protein TM (n=11). Their nutritional statues were evaluated just before radiation therapy and after 4 weeks.

Results

Nutritional support with oral high calorie, high protein liquid, Mediwell Protein TM, showed improvement of the nutritional status during radiation therapy for lung cancer, even though it was not statistically significant.

Conclusion

Nutritional support with oral high calorie, high protein liquid was effective for maintaining the nutritional status of patients with lung cancer during radiation therapy.

Keywords: Nutritional support, Lung cancer, Radiation therapy

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Tables

Table 1.
Composition of Mediwell Protein 1.5 and Mediwell Standard
  Mediwell protein 1.5 Mediwell standard
Energy Content (200 ml/ pack) Energy Content (200 ml/ pack)
Kcal/ml, Kcal 1.5 kcal/ml 300 kcal 1.0 kcal/ml 200 kcal
Protein 18% 13.4 g 15% 7.5 g
Fat 32% 10.6 g 30% 6.8 g
Carbohydrate 58% 37.4 g 55% 27.7 g
Water 　− 138 ml   158 ml
Table 2.
Nutritional Parameters
  High energy support (%) Standard energy control (%) p value
Weight +1.2±3.4 −1.2±3.6 0.082
AMC (cm) +4.3±4.6 −1.0±5.6 0.091
Hemoglobin (g/dL) +1.9±10.0 −7.5±8.4 0.063
Hematocrit (%) +0.7±10.2 −7.8±7.4 0.074
Total protein (g/dL) +0.7±5.9 −2.1±10.7 0.485
Albumin (g/dL) +0.6±6.0 −4.4±12.2 0.298
Transferrin (mg/dL) +9.3±15.8 −4.5±13.0 0.168

AMC: arm circumference.

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