PP234 - ONCO GERIATRIC SUPPORT: POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY AND OVERALL SURVIVAL
PP234
ONCO GERIATRIC SUPPORT: POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY AND OVERALL SURVIVAL
R. R. Barzu1,*, L. Miron2, D. P. Plaiasu3, C. Nechifor2, R. E. Calescu4, A. Tanasache5, L. F. Rebegea6, R. Schenker7
1Oncology, MedEuropa, Bucharest, 2Regional Oncology Institute, Iasi, 3Oncology Institute, 4Oncology, Coltea Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, 5Oncology, Clinical Hospital, Bacau, 6Oncology, Clinical Hospital, Galati, 7Oncology, Sf. Nectarie Medical Center, Craiova, Romania
Rationale: Onco Geriatric Support is an interdisciplinary model combining nutritional intervention, psycho-social, caregiver, and mobility support that improves clinical outcomes and reduces cancer treatment-related complications in older patients.1-3
Methods: We included elderly people aged 65 years and over (n=120) in our project from April 2025 to June 2025 by individual counselling. We used a self-designed questionnaire for oncogeriatric patients including G8 and Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), OARS comorbidity IADL, MOS social support, PROMIS anxiety and Mini-cog.2,4 Individualized dietitian-led nutrition plans, tailored oral nutritional supplements, and thickeners were used to meet nutritional needs in older cancer patients.2,3
Results: 120 oncogeriatric patients (≥65 years) showed improvements in frailty risk (G8: 12.1±2.3 to 13.6±2.1), nutritional status (MNA: 19.0±3.6 to 22.0±3.4), functional independence (IADL: 5.2±1.6 to 5.9±1.5), social support (MOS: 58±18 to 66±17), reduced anxiety (PROMIS: 60.5±8.0 to 55.0±7.5), decreased anorexia (62% to 40%) and insufficient fluid intake (41% to 23%).1-4
Conclusion: This program demonstrates that tailored nutritional intervention improved frailty risk, nutritional status, functional independence, and anxiety, while reducing anorexia and insufficient fluid intake in oncogeriatric patients.1,3,4
References: 1.Giordano G, et al. Nutritional Challenges in Older Cancer Patients: Assessment Tools and Management Strategies. Nutrients. 2025;17(18):2928.
2.Battisti NML, et al. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Older Adults with Cancer: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives. Cancers (Basel). 2022;14(4):1027.
3.Arends J, et al. ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical Nutrition in Cancer. Clin Nutr. 2021;40(5):2898–2913.
4.Vidra R, et al. Practical Guide to Integrating Geriatric Assessment in Older Adults with Cancer. J Clin Med. 2025;14(23):8448.
Disclosure of Interest: None declared