SIOP PODC Nutrition Working Group Objectives
Pediatric Oncology Nutritional Supplement
New: Symposium – 1st International SIOP-PODC Nutrition Workshop Published Papers
Introduction
This page provides information, documents and events from the SIOP PODC Nutrition Group.
The SIOP PODC Nutrition working group is always looking for new members and for people to get involved. If you are interested please e-mail co-chairs Ligia Fu (ligiafucarrasco@yahoo.com) and Karina Viani (viani.karina@gmail.com) for more information.
SIOP PODC Nutrition Working Group Objectives
The objectives of the SIOP PODC nutrition working group are:
- Education & Training: Establish and create nutrition resources and training programs for institutions to learn about nutrition assessment and intervention.
- Research: Perform research to further understand the prevalence of under- and over-nutrition, examine nutrition indices classifying nutrition status, and examine the efficacy of interventions in LMIC.
- Collaboration: Facilitate research and educational collaborations, mentoring (study design, implementation, and analysis), and scientific communication between HIC and LMIC.
- Advocacy: Assist in the identification of funding and resources to improve access to nutrition resources and support for nutrition interventions.
Pediatric Oncology Nutritional Supplement
Pediatric Blood & Cancer – Volume 67, Issue S3
Publication of this supplement is made possible by an educational grant to SIOP by the Sanofi Espoir Foundation ‘My Child Matters’ Program and reflects the work of the SIOP Nutrition Network.
The Pediatric Oncology Nutritional Supplement is made up of the following articles:
The relevance of nutrition to pediatric oncology: A cancer control perspective
Assessment of nutritional status in children with cancer: A narrative review
Review of nutritional status, body composition, and effects of antineoplastic drug disposition
The influence of nutrition on clinical outcomes in children with cancer
Nutritional concerns of survivors of childhood cancer: A “First World” perspective
Published Papers
The papers listed below came from the collaborative work of the SIOP PODC Nutrition group. Click here for published papers relating to paediatric oncology in low and middle income countries.
Presentation of a framework for establishing and monitoring of nutritional care based on the infrastructure of institutions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Ladas EJ, Arora B, Howard SC, Rogers PC, Mosby TT, Barr RD.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 Aug;63(8):1339-48. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26016.
Study on the nutritional status of pediatric patients with cancer at diagnosis and evaluation of its association with overall survival.
Viani K, Barr RD, Filho VO, Ladas EJ.
Hematol Transfus Cell Ther. 2020 Jun 20:S2531-1379(20)30069-9. doi: 10.1016/j.htct.2020.04.008.
Systematic review describing nutrition-related publications on children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer in Brazil.
Nutrition of Children With Cancer in Brazil: A Systematic Review.
Viani K, Albuquerque L, Barr RD, Ladas EJ.
JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 Feb;6:242-259. doi: 10.1200/JGO.19.00285.
Randomized controlled trial that aimed to validate a nutritional algorithm with specific application to low- and middle-income countries, which resulted in significant improvement in nutritional status, as measured by mid-upper arm circumference.
Validation of an algorithmic nutritional approach in children undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
Totadri S, Trehan A, Mahajan D, Viani K, Barr R, Ladas EJ.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Dec;66(12):e27980. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27980.
The authors present a proposal of a partnership between the Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Pediátrica (SOBOPE) and the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) to promote the standardization and improvement of nutritional care of kids under cancer treatment in Brazil.
Viani K, Filho VO, Ferman S, Fonseca TCC, Oliveira VDC, Lemos PDSM, Barr RD, Ladas EJ.
Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter. 2017 Jul-Sep;39(3):266-268. doi: 10.1016/j.bjhh.2016.10.003.
Presentation of results from an online survey to paediatric oncology units in Africa regarding nutritional assessment and care.
Unmet Needs in Nutritional Care in African Paediatric Oncology Units.
Schoeman J, Ladas EJ, Rogers PC, Aryal S, Kruger M.
J Trop Pediatr. 2019 Aug 1;65(4):397-404. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmy068.
Symposium – 1st International SIOP-PODC Nutrition Workshop
The publications below are from Symposium – 1st International SIOP=PODC Nutrition Workshop.
The development, testing, and preliminary feasibility of an adaptable pediatric oncology nutrition algorithm for low-middle income countries.
Fleming C, Viani K, Murphy AJ, Mosby TT, Arora B, Schoeman J, Ladas EJ.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):225-8. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175834.
Nutritional status in survivors of childhood cancer: Experience from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
Prasad M, Arora B, Chinnaswamy G, Vora T, Narula G, Banavali S, Kurkure P.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):219-23. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175814.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=219;epage=223;aulast=Prasad
Nutritional status at presentation, comparison of assessment tools, and importance of arm anthropometry in children with cancer in India.
Shah P, Jhaveri U, Idhate TB, Dhingra S, Arolkar P, Arora B.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):210-5. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175838.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=210;epage=215;aulast=Shah
Nutritional profile of pediatric cancer patients at Cancer Institute, Chennai.
Radhakrishnan V, Ganesan P, Rajendranath R, Ganesan TS, Sagar TG.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):207-9. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175841.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=207;epage=209;aulast=Radhakrishnan
The impact of weight for age on survival in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Report from a tertiary care center in North India.
Trehan A, Prabhu V, Bansal D.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):203-6. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175835.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=203;epage=206;aulast=Trehan
A survey of nutritional practices for children with cancer in India.
Sharma A, Negi EF, Arora B, Pradhan D, Khurana M, Bagai P, Arora RS.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):191-3. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175831.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=191;epage=193;aulast=Sharma
Nutritional assessment and intervention in a pediatric oncology unit.
Schoeman J.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):186-90. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175832.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=186;epage=190;aulast=Schoeman
Parenteral and enteral nutrition for pediatric oncology in low- and middle-income countries.
Viani K.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):182-4. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175837.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=182;epage=184;aulast=Viani
Importance of nutrition in pediatric oncology.
Rogers PC.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):176-8. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175830.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=176;epage=178;aulast=Rogers
Nutritional status in children with cancer: Before, during and after therapy.
Barr RD.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):173-5. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175827.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=173;epage=175;aulast=Barr
International nutrition capacity building – A global SIOP-PODC model from India.
Arora B, Ladas EJ.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):163-6. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175836. No abstract available.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=163;epage=166;aulast=Arora
Indicators of malnutrition in children with cancer: A study of 690 patients from a tertiary care cancer center.
Srivastava R, Pushpam D, Dhawan D, Bakhshi S.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):199-201. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175825.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=199;epage=201;aulast=Srivastava
Adiponectin correlates with obesity: A study of 159 childhood acute leukemia survivors from India.
Srivastava R, Batra A, Tyagi A, Dhawan D, Ramakrishnan L, Bakhshi S.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):195-7. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175824.
Link: https://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=195;epage=197;aulast=Srivastava
Approach to metabolic syndrome in childhood cancer survivors.
Scott JX, Latha MS, Aruna R.
Indian J Cancer. 2015 Apr-Jun;52(2):169-72. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.175840.