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Prognostic Impact of CT-Quantified Muscle and Fat Distribution before and after First-Line-Chemotherapy in Lung Cancer Patients

INTRODUCTION: Cachexia and sarcopenia are associated with poor outcome and increased chemotherapy-induced toxicity in lung cancer patients. However, the complex interplay of obesity, sarcopenia and cachexia, and its impact on survival in the context of first-line-chemotherapy is not yet understood....

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Autores principales: Nattenmüller, Johanna, Wochner, Raoul, Muley, Thomas, Steins, Martin, Hummler, Simone, Teucher, Birgit, Wiskemann, Joachim, Kauczor, Hans-Ulrich, Wielpütz, Mark Oliver, Heussel, Claus Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5249228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28107410
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169136