eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2024-12-30 17 4 2203 2216 10.13005/bpj/3017 62596 article Stefano Mastrangelo 1 Alberto Romano 1 Palma Maurizi 1 Daniela Rizzo 2 Giorgio Attinà 1 Antonio Ruggiero 1 Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS, Universita’ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. UOC Oncoematologia Pediatrica, P.O. "Vito Fazzi, Lecce, Italy. Sarcopenia and malnutrition can coexist in pediatric patients with neoplasia, worsening the patient's prognosis. The classification of primary and secondary sarcopenia may be helpful in clinical practice, as it can help with timely initiation of appropriate and tailored dietary treatments to address it. This review summarizes the current state of the art of assessing skeletal muscle function in children and adolescents with cancer and discusses the role of nutritional interventions in the management of children with cancer. It highlights the urgent need for comprehensive nutritional support and interventions to mitigate the impact of malnutritions on both treatment outcomes and patients' well-being. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol17no4/nutritional-challenges-in-paediatric-oncology-screening-and-managing-malnutrition-and-sarcopenia/ Cancer Children Malnutrition Natural Products Sarcopenia