Prognostic value of adipose tissue and muscle mass in advanced colorectal cancer: a post hoc analysis of two non-randomized phase II trials

Prognostic value of adipose tissue and muscle mass in advanced colorectal cancer: a post hoc analysis of two non-randomized phase II trials

Abstract Background The prognostic value of body composition in cancer patients has been widely studied during the last decade. The main finding of these studies is that sarcopenia, or skeletal muscle depletion, assessed by CT imaging correlates with a reduced overall survival (OS). By contrast, the...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Charette, Caroline Vandeputte, Lieveke Ameye, Camille Van Bogaert, Jonathan Krygier, Thomas Guiot, Amélie Deleporte, Thierry Delaunoit, Karen Geboes, Jean-Luc Van Laethem, Marc Peeters, Gauthier Demolin, Stéphane Holbrechts, Patrick Flamen, Marianne Paesmans, Alain Hendlisz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
Prognosis
Chemotherapy
Sarcopenia
Myosteatosis
Obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5319-8

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