Method of providing enteral nutritional support for patients undergoing radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy
US5514656A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23V2002/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of providing enteral nutritional support to a person who is currently undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy involves including in the person's diet an enteral nutritional product having a protein system which includes a soy protein hydrolysate. The nutritional product is very low in folic acid, contains .beta.-carotene, and has a ratio of n-6 to n-3 fatty acids that is in the range of about 1.3:1 to 2.5:1.
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