Cachectic Body Composition and Inflammatory Markers Portend a Poor Prognosis in Patients with Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Treated with Chemoradiation

Cachectic Body Composition and Inflammatory Markers Portend a Poor Prognosis in Patients with Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Treated with Chemoradiation

Background: Patients with pancreatic cancer often develop cancer cachexia, a complex multifactorial syndrome with weight loss, muscle wasting and adipose tissue depletion with systemic inflammation causing physical impairment. In patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) neoadjuvant tr...

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Main Authors: Patrick Naumann, Jonathan Eberlein, Benjamin Farnia, Jakob Liermann, Thilo Hackert, Jürgen Debus, Stephanie E. Combs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
locally advanced pancreatic cancer
chemoradiation
cachexia
weight loss
muscle wasting
adipose tissue
body composition
skeletal muscle index
sarcopenia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/11/1655

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https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/11/1655

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