Staburo’s statistical support in prospective oncology study

Staburo provided statistical support for a prospective study that was recently published in a poster of the LMU Haunersches Kinderspital. The poster describes a double-blinded trial with 26 children and adolescents with cancer, under chemotherapy, testing high-energy commercially available drinks. The rationale of this study was the fact that patients, especially children, under chemotherapy can sometimes not reach the required energy uptake, and nonetheless don´t like the available drinks and refuse them. The prospective study aimed to examine the taste preference of commercially available oral nutritional supplements in Germany. The result was that an energy drink with strawberry flavor and cacao were the best accepted drinks. A consequence of the findings in this study could be to enrich cacao with the unflavored supplement Energea P for a higher energy uptake.

Since the Staburo team not only possesses statistical, but also cinematic expertise, a continuation of the Staburo movie night was long overdue. After some lively discussions and several voting rounds on a Friday 13th, our team welcomed the weekend with pizza, cold drinks and the highly sophisticated horror comedy “Tucker and Dale versus Evil”. Thanks to all who took part and made it such fun – next time maybe with a real horror movie or the all-time favorite Coen brothers classic!