Prognostic Impact of Nutritional Status on Overall Survival and Health-Related Quality of Life in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer.

Nutrients

Division of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Zaloska Cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Published: February 2023

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study examines the impact of nutritional status (NS) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).
  • At enrollment, patients were categorized into four NS groups: well-nourished, nutritional risk without sarcopenia/cachexia, sarcopenia, and cachexia.
  • While initial results indicated that poorer nutritional status was linked to worse HRQoL and shorter OS, further analysis did not establish a significant influence of NS on these outcomes, suggesting a need for more intervention-focused research.

Article Abstract

Purpose: Prognostic role of nutritional status (NS) in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is unknown. We hypothesized that patients' NS at the presentation of mCRPC is prognostic for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and overall survival (OS).

Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study in mCRPC patients. At enrollment, we allocated each patient into one of four NS categories: (i) well-nourished (WN), (ii) nutritional risk without sarcopenia/cachexia (NR), (iii) sarcopenia, or (iv) cachexia. We sought the prognostic role of the NS for OS and HRQoL by regression models.

Results: 141 patients were included into our study. When compared to WN patients, those with NR and cachexia had a higher chance of worse HRQoL (OR 3.45; 95% CI [1.28 to 9.09], and OR 4.17; 95% CI [1.28 to 12.5], respectively), as well as shorter OS (HR 2.04; 95% CI [1.19 to 3.39] and HR 2.9; 95% CI [1.56 to 5.41], respectively). However, when accounting for possible confounding factors, we could not prove the significant importance of NS for chosen outcomes.

Conclusions: Suboptimal NS might be an unfavorable prognostic factor for HRQoL and OS. Further interventional studies focusing on therapy or prevention are warranted.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9964768PMC
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