title: Role of parenteral nutrition in cancer patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation.
abstract: High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous bone marrow or peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation represents a recognized option in the treatment of solid tumors and hematologic diseases. Patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy are traditionally supported with parenteral nutrition with the aim to prevent malnutrition secondary to gastrointestinal toxicity and metabolic alterations induced by the conditioning regimens. Nevertheless, well-defined guidelines for its use in this clinical setting are lacking and there are several areas of controversy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology,Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata (CROB), Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy. tarta1@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tartarone
authors.forename: Jenna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wunder
authors.forename: Gianpiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ardito
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iodice
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazzuoli
authors.forename: Marialucia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barone
authors.forename: Rosella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matera
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Renzo
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D036102:Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous