The impact of sarcopenia on survival and treatment tolerance in patients with head and neck cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy

Abstract Background Sarcopenia appears to be a negative prognostic factor for poor survival outcomes and worse treatment tolerance in patients with head‐and‐neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). We evaluated sarcopenia's impact on overall survival (OS), disease‐free survival (DFS) and chemo‐rad...

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Published in:	Cancer Medicine
Main Authors:	Rita Bentahila, Philippe Giraud, Pierre Decazes, Sarah Kreps, Paula Nay, Augustin Chatain, Emmanuelle Fabiano, Catherine Durdux
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2023-02-01
Subjects:	head and neck cancer radiotherapy sarcopenia survival toxicities
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5278

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