Negative Impact of Skeletal Muscle Loss after Systemic Chemotherapy in Patients with Unresectable Colorectal Cancer.

Negative Impact of Skeletal Muscle Loss after Systemic Chemotherapy in Patients with Unresectable Colorectal Cancer.

Skeletal muscle depletion (sarcopenia) is closely associated with limited physical ability and high mortality. This study evaluated the prognostic significance of skeletal muscle status before and after chemotherapy in patients with unresectable colorectal cancer (CRC).We conducted a retrospective a...

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Main Authors: Yuji Miyamoto, Yoshifumi Baba, Yasuo Sakamoto, Mayuko Ohuchi, Ryuma Tokunaga, Junji Kurashige, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Shiro Iwagami, Naoya Yoshida, Masayuki Watanabe, Hideo Baba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4466562?pdf=render

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