Prognostic value of sarcopenia in patients treated by Radiochemotherapy for locally advanced oesophageal cancer | Radiation Oncology | Full Text

Prognostic value of sarcopenia in patients treated by Radiochemotherapy for locally advanced oesophageal cancer | Radiation Oncology | Full Text

Prognostic value of sarcopenia in patients treated by Radiochemotherapy for locally advanced oesophageal cancer

Sarcopenia is defined by a loss of skeletal muscle mass with or without loss of fat mass. Sarcopenia has been associated to reduced tolerance to treatment and worse prognosis in cancer patients, including pati...

Authors:Romain Mallet, Romain Modzelewski, Justine Lequesne, Sorina Mihailescu, Pierre Decazes, Hugues Auvray, Ahmed Benyoucef, Fréderic Di Fiore, Pierre Vera, Bernard Dubray and Sébastien Thureau

Citation:Radiation Oncology 2020 15:116

Content type:Research

Published on: 22 May 2020

• ViewFull Text
 
• ViewPDF