Individualized threshold of the involuntary weight loss in prognostic assessment of cancer

• Main Authors: Hailun Xie (Author), Heyang Zhang (Author), Guotian Ruan (Author), Lishuang Wei (Author), Yizhong Ge (Author), Shiqi Lin (Author), Mengmeng Song (Author), Ziwen Wang (Author), Chenan Liu (Author), Jinyu Shi (Author), Xiaoyue Liu (Author), Ming Yang (Author), Xin Zheng (Author), Yue Chen (Author), Xiaowei Zhang (Author), Hanping Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Involuntary weight loss (WL) is a common symptom in cancer patients and is associated with poor outcomes. However, there is no standardized definition of WL, and it is unclear what magnitude of weight loss should be considered significant for prognostic purposes. This study aimed...