Body mass index and weight change during initial period of chemotherapy affect survival outcome in advanced biliary tract cancer patients

BACKGROUND: The impact of obesity on survival is known to vary in different cancers. Advanced biliary tract cancer was rarely analyzed about the relationship between obesity and prognosis. We performed this study to evaluate the BMI and body weight change as prognostic factors for advanced biliary t...

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Autores principales: Kang, Jinwoo, Lee, Sang Hyub, Son, Jun Hyuk, Lee, Jae Woo, Choi, Young Hoon, Choi, Jin Ho, Paik, Woo Hyun, Ryu, Ji Kon, Kim, Yong-Tae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5880377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29608578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195118

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5880377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29608578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195118

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