Skeletal muscle depletion during chemotherapy has a large impact on physical function in elderly Japanese patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer

Skeletal muscle depletion during chemotherapy has a large impact on physical function in elderly Japanese patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer

Abstract Background Elderly patient with advanced cancer is one of the most vulnerable populations. Skeletal muscle depletion during chemotherapy may have substantial impact on their physical function. However, there is little information about a direct relationship between quantity of muscle and ph...

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Main Authors: Tateaki Naito, Taro Okayama, Takashi Aoyama, Takuya Ohashi, Yoshiyuki Masuda, Madoka Kimura, Hitomi Shiozaki, Haruyasu Murakami, Hirotsugu Kenmotsu, Tetsuhiko Taira, Akira Ono, Kazushige Wakuda, Hisao Imai, Takuya Oyakawa, Takeshi Ishii, Shota Omori, Kazuhisa Nakashima, Masahiro Endo, Katsuhiro Omae, Keita Mori, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Akira Tanuma, Toshiaki Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Non–small cell lung cancer
Incremental shuttle walking distance
Hand-grip strength
Skeletal muscle mass
Sarcopenia
Cancer cachexia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3562-4

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