Oral nutritional supplements prescribed under clinical supervision for malnourished patients with cancer should be fully covered: narrative review
Bringing together ethical imperatives, proven clinical benefit and economic rationale, there is strong evidence supporting full coverage of ONS for malnourished patients with cancer.
Authors
- Elisabetta Iannelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4489-067X)
- Lorenzo Perrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-9788)
- Elisa Mattavelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1092-3493)
- Carmine Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3159-5268)
- Paolo Cotogni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4930-8984)
- Riccardo Caccialanza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9379-3569)
- Helen Banks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0337-1715)
- Paolo Pedrazzoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9419-7160)
- Francesco De Lorenzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5777-1573)
- Larissa Ferreira Campo
Institutions
- University of Milan (IT)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia (IT)
- Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
- Bocconi University (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2025-005774
- Primary Topic
- Oral health in cancer treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00