Sarcopenia as a Prognostic Biomarker of Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma

OBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia, a novel concept reflecting the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, is an objective indicator of cancer cachexia. We investigated its role as a prognostic biomarker in advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC) patients. METHODS: This retrospective study consisted of 88 UC pati...

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Autores principales: Fukushima, Hiroshi, Yokoyama, Minato, Nakanishi, Yasukazu, Tobisu, Ken-ichi, Koga, Fumitaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4303429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25612215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115895

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4303429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25612215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115895

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