Clinical significance of the cachexia index in patients with small cell lung cancer

Abstract Background Cancer cachexia worsens the treatment outcomes of patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). However, no reliable biomarker of cancer cachexia is yet known. Methods We retrospectively evaluated male SCLC patients who received induction chemotherapy or concurrent chemoradiothera...

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Main Authors: Se-Il Go, Mi Jung Park, Gyeong-Won Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08300-x