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Adult patients (aged >18 years) with cancer at the palliative stage
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Any disorder preventing oral ingestion (cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract, esophagus, or stomach)
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Specific curative treatment discontinued or still ongoing but with little expected benefit in terms of overall survival
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Nonfunctional digestive tract
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Life expectancy greater than 2 months
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Symptomatic peritoneal carcinosis
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Malnutrition defined as Body Mass Index <18.5 kg/m2 if age <70 years, <21 kg/m2 if age ≥70 years; or weight loss of 2% in 1 week, or 5% in 1 month, or 10% in 6 months
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Hematologic malignancies
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Patient no longer experiences a sensation of hunger
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Myocardial infarction or stroke in the previous 6 months
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Patient has lost appetite
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Acute renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min) or heart failure (left ventricular ejection fraction <30%)
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Patient has reduced food intake
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Parenteral nutrition ongoing or dating from <1 month
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Functional central venous catheter in place
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Presence of gastrostomy or jejunostomy
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Functional digestive tract
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Persisting sensation of hunger
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Patient able to understand and speak French
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Inability to complete quality-of-life questionnaires (due to psychiatric disorders, attention disorders, or cognitive disorders).
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Patients participating in another ongoing trial
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Adult patients under legal guardianship
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