Dionigi 1991.

Methods	Randomised clinical trial, Italy
Participants	33 hospitalised adults with advanced gastric cancer, at nutritional risk due to major surgery Male:Female = 24:9 Mean age: 65 years Exclusion criteria: Not specified
Interventions	Experimental group: parenteral or enteral hyperalimentation, or both. The total energy supply was 1.5 x BEE calculated according to the Harris‐Benedict formula: the ratio KcaYgN administered was adjusted to 130:1. (n = 7) Control group: oral alimentation as possible or peripheral fluids (n = 9)
Outcomes	SH‐thymidine (3HT)
Study dates	Not stated
Notes	We contacted the author on 9th December 2015 by email: p.dionigi@smatteo.pv.it. We received no reply.
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Not described
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Not described
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not described
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not described
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	The number of participants with incomplete data was not reported.
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	High risk	No protocol could be obtained and the trial did not report all‐cause mortality or serious adverse events.
For‐profit bias	High risk	The trial was funded by Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Other bias	Low risk	The trial appeared to be free of other components that could put it at risk of bias.