Postoperative enteral nutrition has been widely implemented in esophageal cancer, but the
efficacy and safety of preoperative nutrition, particularly immune-enhancing nutrition (IEN) …

Background The efficacy of enteral immunonutrition (EIN) in patients undergoing
gastrointestinal cancer surgery remains debatable. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate …

The tumor microenvironment (TME) is characterized by several immunosuppressive factors,
of which weak acidity and l-arginine (l-arg) deficiency are two common features. A weak …

Introduction: There is a large body of evidence about immunonutrition formulas; however,
there are still doubts about their usefulness in routine clinical practice as compared with …

Background Infectious complications occur in 4–22 per cent of patients undergoing surgical
resection of malignant solid tumours. Improving the patient's immune system in relation to …

Background Immunonutrition (IMN) in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer surgery remains under-
utilised and contentious. Despite previous meta-analysis reporting benefit, most recent …

BACKGROUND Postoperative morbidity after curative resection for hilar
cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA) is common; however, whether it has an impact on oncological …

Objective: To clarify whether perioperative immunonutrition is effective in adult patients with
or without malnutrition undergoing elective surgery for head and neck (HAN) or …

Background Studies have shown a variety of nutritional indices to be prognostic predictors
for esophageal cancer patients. However, which nutritional index should be used and when …

Immunonutrition is one of the most important parts of nutritional treatment in patients with
cancer. There are studies which confirm positive effects of using immunonutrition (arginine …