Loss of skeletal muscle during systemic chemotherapy is prognostic of poor survival in patients with foregut cancer
Abstract Background Malnutrition, weight loss, and muscle wasting are common in patients with foregut cancers (oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, and bile ducts) and are associated with adverse clinical outcomes. However, little is known about the changes in body composition that occur in these p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12267 |