Micronutrient deficiency detected by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and its association with clinical outcome of cancer patients—a prospective cohort study
Screening for micronutrient deficiency is crucial in hospitalised patients with cancer. VC deficiency is associated with increased mortality risk in metastatic malignancies. A prospective interventional study is warranted to confirm the effects of VC on clinical outcomes in patients with cancer.
Authors
- Keqing Yao
- Feng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7845-7970)
- Maoliang Cheng
- Jiaxin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7430-7967)
- Chenan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6089-2686)
- Wei Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4066-0081)
- Minghua Cong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1082-9598)
- Wenjie Zhu
- Xinyi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4265-2250)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- National Cancer Center (US)
- China Design Group (China) (CN)
- Cancer Hospital of Huanxing Chaoyang District Beijing (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04370-x
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00