Muscle loss during primary debulking surgery and chemotherapy predicts poor survival in advanced‐stage ovarian cancer

Muscle loss during primary debulking surgery and chemotherapy predicts poor survival in advanced‐stage ovarian cancer

Abstract Background Sarcopenia is commonly observed in patients with advanced‐stage epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). However, the effect of body composition changes—during primary debulking surgery (PDS) and adjuvant platinum‐based chemotherapy—on outcomes of patients with advanced‐stage EOC is unkn...

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Main Authors: Chueh‐Yi Huang, Yuh‐Cheng Yang, Tze‐Chien Chen, Jen‐Ruei Chen, Yu‐Jen Chen, Meng‐Hao Wu, Ya‐Ting Jan, Chih‐Long Chang, Jie Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
Ovarian cancer
Sarcopenia
Computed tomography
Body composition
Cancer cachexia
Systemic inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12524

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12524

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