Author(s)

Snany Surendran¹, Radha Devi², Raktim Chattopadhyay³, Anubhab Mukherjee^3*, Shrikant Charde^3*

¹MVR Hospital, Calicut, India.
²Indo American Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
³Esperer Onco Nutrition Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India.

Cancer patients develop cachexia due to systemic inflammation, negative protein and energy balance. Esperer Onco Nutrition (EON) has come up with innovative nutritional supplements (EON Therapy) that help patients take the rigours of cancer therapy thereby improving prognosis and Quality of Life (QoL). This Post-marketing surveillance study was undertaken on 38 volunteers to assess the impact of EON therapy on cachexia and QoL of patients undergoing curative treatment. Body weight and biochemical parameters of the volunteers were recorded at each visit. Volunteers were assessed using ECOG Scale and Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) to assess impact of nutritional supplements on QoL. Weight loss was observed in most of the patients for first two visits but the patients gained weight over subsequent visits and average weight at end of the study was higher than initial weight. At the end of study 22 of 38 volunteers gained weight and 7 volunteers maintained initial weight. The biochemical parameters either showed improvement or remained same. The QoL analysis indicated a marked improvement in physical wellness and nutritional status and no adverse effects were reported. In conclusion, the study underlines importance of research based on nutritional supplements for cancer patients for better disease management and prognosis.

Cancer, Cachexia, Nutritional Intervention, Quality of Life

Surendran, S. , Devi, R. , Chattopadhyay, R. , Mukherjee, A. and Charde, S. (2022) Managing Cachexia and Improving Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Using Novel Nutritional Supplements: A PAN India Study. Journal of Cancer Therapy, 13, 88-104. doi: 10.4236/jct.2022.132007.