Prospective Evaluation of Sarcopenia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy or Radiochemotherapy

Prospective Evaluation of Sarcopenia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy or Radiochemotherapy

<i>Highlights:</i> Sarcopenia is frequent in patients treated with radiation therapy (RT) or radiochemotherapy (RTCT) for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Sarcopenia is associated with poor disease-free survival and overall survival outcomes. Sarcopenia is not associated with a hi...

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Main Authors: Sébastien Thureau, Lucie Lebret, Justine Lequesne, Marine Cabourg, Simon Dandoy, Céline Gouley, Laureline Lefebvre, Romain Mallet, Sorina-Dana Mihailescu, Cristian Moldovan, Olivier Rigal, Ovidiu Veresezan, Romain Modzewelski, Florian Clatot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
radiotherapy
radiochemotherapy
sarcopenia
head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/4/753

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