Associations between severe co‐morbidity and muscle measures in advanced non‐small cell lung cancer patients
Abstract Background Studies show that low skeletal muscle index (SMI) and low skeletal muscle density (SMD) are negative prognostic factors and associated with more toxicity from systemic therapy in cancer patients. However, muscle depletion can be caused by a range of diseases, and many cancer pati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12469 |