Sarcopenia as a risk factor of progression-free survival in patients with metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Metastasis of cancer causes more than 90% of cancer deaths and is severely damaging to human health. In recent years, several studies have linked sarcopenia to shorter survival in patients with metastatic cancer. Several predictive models exist to predict mortality in patients wi...

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Published in:	BMC Cancer
Main Authors:	Lingli Luo, Xiangru Shen, Shuai Fang, Teng Wan, Pan Liu, Peiling Li, Haifeng Tan, Yong Fu, Weiming Guo, Xiaojun Tang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-02-01
Subjects:	Sarcopenia Metastases Progression-free survival Meta Retrospective study
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-10582-2