Brazilian Journal of Development ISSN: 2525-8761 70720 Brazilian Journal of Development, Curitiba, v.7, n.7, p. 70720-70528 jul. 2021 Modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (mNUTRIC) Score as a Prognostic Marker in Cancer Patients Risco Nutricional Modificado nos Doentes Críticos (mNUTRIC) Pontuação como Marcador Prognóstico em Pacientes com Cancro DOI:10.34117/bjdv7n7-307 Recebimento dos originais: 13/06/2021 Aceitação para publicação: 13/07/2021 Aline Pereira Pedrosa Master in Clinical Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro (INJC), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Health Sciences Center, Block J, 2 nd Floor, Room 07 E-mail: alinepp.nut@gmail.com. Wilza Arantes Ferreira Peres PhD in Clinical Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro (INJC), Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Health Sciences Center, Block J, 2 nd Floor, Room 07 E-mail: wilza@nutricao.ufrj.br Renata Brum Martucci PhD in Food Science, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Hospital do Cancer I, National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, RJ Praça da Cruz Vermelha, 23 – Centro – Rio de Janeiro – RJ E-mail: renata.martucci@inca.gov.br Livia Costa de Oliveira PhD in Nutritional Science, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Hospital do Cancer IV, INCA, Rio de Janeiro, RJ R. Visc. de Santa Isabel, 274-A - Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro – RJ E-mail: lillycostaoliveira@gmail.com Tatiana Cathoud do Amaral Paes Master in Clinical Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Hospital do Cancer I, National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, RJ Praça da Cruz Vermelha, 23 – Centro – Rio de Janeiro – RJ E-mail: tcathoudpaes@gmail.com ABSTRACT Background: This study was aimed at evaluating the association of the Modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (mNUTRIC) Score with outcomes in critically ill cancer patients. Methods: It was an observational prospective cohort study in which the