Can older patients adopt and maintain a ketogenic diet? An observational study in support of clinical trials in older patients.

Ketogenic diets appear promising for obesity, diabetes, cancer, and other illnesses. Because older patients are more likely to contend with such illnesses and because of a paucity of dietary outcomes among these patients, we examined ketogenic diets in older patients.This multisite study focused on patients (≥65 years of age) on a ketogenic diet.

Observations with alpelisib in older patients (≥ 65 year of age) with breast cancer in a non-clinical trial setting.

Purpose: Alpelisib is newly-available breast cancer agent that targets PIK3 mutations and confers a somewhat unusual adverse event profile. This study focused on older patients (≥ 65 years of age) treated outside a clinical trial to gain further experience on how these under-studied patients do with this new agent.

Methods: This descriptive, multi-site study relied on medical record review.

Blenderized Tube Feedings for Adult Patients on Home Enteral Nutrition: A Pilot Study.

Objective: Despite surveys indicating a high prevalence of blenderized tube feeding (BTF) as an alternative to commercial enteral nutrition (EN), there remains a paucity of data regarding use in clinical practice. The objective of the present open-label pilot study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of BTF in adult patients being given home enteral nutrition (HEN).

Design: This is an open-label pilot study, in which all participants who had been on traditional EN formulas were changed to BTF for 6 weeks.

Use of Blenderized Tube Feeding in Adult and Pediatric Home Enteral Nutrition Patients.

Background: Long-term use of enteral nutrition (EN) continues to increase due to significant noted benefits. Patients also continue to express significant desire to pursue holistic and organic diets. Despite this, many nutrition providers are not well versed in assisting patients with blenderized tube feeding (BTF), and prevalence of its use is unknown.

Blenderized Tube Feeding Use in Adult Home Enteral Nutrition Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Use of long-term enteral nutrition (EN) has increased dramatically in the United States. It has been the authors' experience that most home EN (HEN) patients use blenderized tube feeding (BTF) in addition to commercial EN. There are limited resources available for patients interested in BTF, and studies evaluating safety and effectiveness are limited.