The prognostic significance of combined geriatric nutritional risk index and psoas muscle volume in older patients with pancreatic cancer

The prognostic significance of combined geriatric nutritional risk index and psoas muscle volume in older patients with pancreatic cancer

Abstract Background The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), originally developed as a nutritional assessment tool to evaluate mortality and morbidity in older hospitalized patients (i.e., those aged ≥65 years), is regarded as a prognostic factor in several cancers. Body composition is also an i...

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Main Authors: Teruhisa Sakamoto, Takuki Yagyu, Ei Uchinaka, Kozo Miyatani, Takehiko Hanaki, Kyoichi Kihara, Tomoyuki Matsunaga, Manabu Yamamoto, Naruo Tokuyasu, Soichiro Honjo, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
GNRI
Psoas muscle volume
Pancreatic cancer
Older
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08094-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08094-y

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