Background/Objectives <p>Understanding the dynamic changes in nutritional status of patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) during chemotherapy is crucial, as it significantly impacts chemotherapy-related toxicity and survival outcomes.</p> Subjects/Methods <p>This multi-center study included newly diagnosed NHL patients. Nutritional status and chemotherapy-related toxic effects were assessed over the first five chemotherapy sessions, with follow-ups conducted every 3 months. Patients were categorized into three groups based on pre-chemotherapy Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) scores: Group A (0–1), Group B (2–8), and Group C (&gt;9). Repeated-measures ANOVA and Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) models were used for analysis, with survival outcomes evaluated via Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression.</p> Results <p>A total of 143 patients (mean age 50.26 ± 15.02 years) completed the study, over a median follow-up of 18.8 months. PG-SGA scores were highest in Group C during chemotherapy (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.001), with significant time-group interaction effects (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.001). Liver and kidney impairments worsened across all groups (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05), while gastrointestinal toxicity and bone marrow suppression initially decreased before increasing. GEE analysis showed that nutritional status positively influenced gastrointestinal toxicity (<i>β</i> = 0.05, <i>P</i> = 0.001) and bone marrow suppression (<i>β</i> = 0.04, <i>P</i> = 0.014). Malnourished patients exhibited worse pulmonary infection-free survival and overall survival (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05).</p> Conclusions <p>NHL patients are highly susceptible to malnutrition during chemotherapy, which exacerbates chemotherapy-related toxicities, particularly gastrointestinal effects and myelosuppression. Maintaining good initial nutrition is vital for reducing toxicities and improving survival outcomes.</p>

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The dynamic effects of nutritional status on chemotherapy-related toxicity in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

  • Qian Zhou,
  • HeXiang Yang,
  • Xinyue Wang,
  • LiHong Wang,
  • XueQian Yan,
  • BeiRong Zhang,
  • XueHong Ma,
  • GuoHua Li,
  • JingLin Li,
  • JiaHui Zhang,
  • ZhiHong Yan,
  • Ni Bao,
  • Chao Li,
  • Peng Ge,
  • Jia Liu,
  • Xiaoqin Luo

摘要

Background/Objectives

Understanding the dynamic changes in nutritional status of patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) during chemotherapy is crucial, as it significantly impacts chemotherapy-related toxicity and survival outcomes.

Subjects/Methods

This multi-center study included newly diagnosed NHL patients. Nutritional status and chemotherapy-related toxic effects were assessed over the first five chemotherapy sessions, with follow-ups conducted every 3 months. Patients were categorized into three groups based on pre-chemotherapy Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) scores: Group A (0–1), Group B (2–8), and Group C (>9). Repeated-measures ANOVA and Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) models were used for analysis, with survival outcomes evaluated via Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression.

Results

A total of 143 patients (mean age 50.26 ± 15.02 years) completed the study, over a median follow-up of 18.8 months. PG-SGA scores were highest in Group C during chemotherapy (P < 0.001), with significant time-group interaction effects (P < 0.001). Liver and kidney impairments worsened across all groups (P < 0.05), while gastrointestinal toxicity and bone marrow suppression initially decreased before increasing. GEE analysis showed that nutritional status positively influenced gastrointestinal toxicity (β = 0.05, P = 0.001) and bone marrow suppression (β = 0.04, P = 0.014). Malnourished patients exhibited worse pulmonary infection-free survival and overall survival (P < 0.05).

Conclusions

NHL patients are highly susceptible to malnutrition during chemotherapy, which exacerbates chemotherapy-related toxicities, particularly gastrointestinal effects and myelosuppression. Maintaining good initial nutrition is vital for reducing toxicities and improving survival outcomes.