Validity of the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria in East Asian patients with gastric cancer: a comprehensive narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition is a significant public health issue for patients with gastric cancer, particularly in East Asia, the region most affected globally. In response to the absence of adequate tools for assessing nutritional status, the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria were established in 2018, aiming to standardize the diagnosis of malnutrition. However, there is no consensus on the value of GLIM criteria for evaluating the nutritional status of patients with gastric cancer in East Asia. Given these facts, our study aimed to assess the validity of the GLIM criteria in East Asian patients with gastric cancer.

Methods

We conducted a rapid critical review of available literature, summarizing the existing problems in GLIM applications and possible

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614637 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature