U.S., Dec. 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07260617) titled 'Association Between Composition of the Gut Microbiota and Nutritional Status in Digestive Oncology' on Nov. 21.
Brief Summary: Nutritional status represents a crucial issue in the management of cancer patients, as between 40% and 60% of them suffer from malnutrition at the time of diagnosis. This condition worsens morbidity, increases treatment-related adverse effects, infections, and hospitalizations, and can lead to death in 10% to 20% of cases, independently of tumor progression. Anticancer treatments often exacerbate malnutrition due to their side effects, such as loss of appetite or taste alterations.
Although international gui...