Hypoalbuminemia and Nutritional Status in Children With Cancer
In this cohort of pediatric oncology patients, serum albumin did not correlate with BMI. Severe hypoalbuminemia is an adverse prognostic factor. Baseline BMI had a minimal impact on relapse-free survival and overall survival, independently or in combination with hypoalbuminemia.
Authors
- Janet Austin Tooze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5160-0407)
- Nisargbhai Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0214-4919)
- Ronald D. Barr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5711-7440)
- Thomas W. McLean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6535-9450)
Institutions
- Wake Forest University (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.31450
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.76