Mortality burden of pre‐treatment weight loss in patients with non‐small‐cell lung cancer: A systematic literature review and meta‐analysis

• Main Authors: Philip D. Bonomi (Author), Jeffrey Crawford (Author), Richard F. Dunne (Author), Eric J. Roeland (Author), Karen E. Smoyer (Author), Mohd Kashif Siddiqui (Author), Thomas D. McRae (Author), Michelle I. Rossulek (Author), James H. Revkin (Author), Lisa C. Tarasenko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Cachexia, with weight loss (WL) as a major component, is highly prevalent in patients with cancer and indicates a poor prognosis. The primary objective of this study was to conduct a meta‐analysis to estimate the risk of mortality associated with cachexia (using established WL criteria prio...