Determining the prevalence and severity of cancer cachexia in advanced non-small cell lung cancer and its relationship with chemotherapy outcomes

PURPOSE: Cancer cachexia (CC) is a syndrome characterised by an ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass associated with reduced tolerance to treatment. This study explored the prevalence and severity of CC in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and determined its relationship with chem...

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Autores principales: White, Rhys, Weekes, C. Elizabeth, Grant, Robert, Baldwin, Christine, Ahmed, Hafez
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7378112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31916005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05259-1

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