The Role of Frailty and Myosteatosis in Predicting All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults with Cancer

The Role of Frailty and Myosteatosis in Predicting All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults with Cancer

Frailty and myosteatosis are each prognostic of all-cause mortality (ACM) in patients with cancer. However, it is unclear whether myosteatosis adds value to frailty for predicting ACM. We assessed whether myosteatosis improves the predictive ability of frailty for ACM in older adults undergoing chem...

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Main Authors: Efthymios Papadopoulos, Andy Kin On Wong, Sharon Hiu Ching Law, Sarah Costa, Angela M. Cheung, Dmitry Rozenberg, Shabbir M. H. Alibhai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Current Oncology
Subjects:
frailty
myosteatosis
muscle density
survival
cancer
older adults
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/31/12/578

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