Sarcopenia as a prognostic biomarker of advanced urothelial carcinoma.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Sarcopenia, a novel concept reflecting the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, is an objective indicator of cancer cachexia. We investigated its role as a prognostic biomarker in advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC) patients.<h4>Methods</h4>This retros...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Fukushima, Minato Yokoyama, Yasukazu Nakanishi, Ken-ichi Tobisu, Fumitaka Koga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115895