Staging of nutrition disorders in non‐small‐cell lung cancer patients: utility of skeletal muscle mass assessment

• Main Authors: Sami Antoun (Author), Hugues Morel (Author), Pierre‐Jean Souquet (Author), Veerle Surmont (Author), David Planchard (Author), Franck Bonnetain (Author), Pascal Foucher (Author), Thomas Egenod (Author), Ivan Krakowski (Author), Hélène Gaudin (Author), Didier Debieuvre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background An international consensus proposed in 2011 a definition and classification system for cachexia (CAX), mainly based on weight loss, sarcopenia [skeletal muscle mass (SMM) loss], inflammation, and anorexia. The aim of this study was to stage CAX in non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCL...