Associations between Dietary Intakes and the Gut Microbiome in Children with Solid Tumors after Chemotherapy and Healthy Controls
Shuqi Zhou, RN, BSN (jennifer.shuqi.zhou@gmail.com)a
Melissa Martin, NP, RN (melissa.martin@choa.org)b
Christie Powell, NP, RN (christie.powell@choa.org)b
Kathryn S Sutton, MD (kathryn.sutton@choa.org)b,c
Bradley George, MD (bgeorge@emory.edu)b,c
Thomas Olson, MD (thomas.olson@choa.org)b,c,d
Konstantinos T Konstantinidis, PhD (kostas.konstantinidis@gatech.edu)e
Deborah W Bruner, PhD, RN, FAAN (deborah.w.bruner@emory.edu)a,d
Jinbing Bai, PhD, RN, FAAN (jinbing.bai@emory.edu)a,c,d
a Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
bAflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
c School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
d Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
e School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Running Head: Diet and Gut Microbiome in Children with Cancer
Correspondence: Jinbing Bai, PhD, RN, FAAN, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, 1520 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322. Phone: +1 404-727-2466. Email:jbai222@emory.edu;
Word Count: Abstract 248 words; Main text 3497 words
Number of Table and Figures: 5
Keywords: pediatric oncology, gut microbiome, solid tumors, nutrition, dietary intake