HOME TOTAL PARENTERAL-NUTRITION IN 498 CA NCER-PATIENTS

Results of home parenteral nutrition in cancer patients were evaluated by analyzing files from 498 individuals. The predominant malignancies were cancer of the stomach (44% in men, 29% in women), the colon or t he ovaries, respectively. Most patients (71%) admitted to home parente ral nutrition were severely malnourished, based on a Broca-Index of 0. 8 or less. The majority (78%) of these subjects gained weight while on home parenteral nutrition. The remainder 22% continued to loose weigh t. Median survival was 64 (one to 720) days.