Geriatric Nutrition Risk Index: Prognostic factor related to inflammation in elderly patients with cancer cachexia

• Main Authors: Guo‐Tian Ruan (Author), Qi Zhang (Author), Xi Zhang (Author), Meng Tang (Author), Meng‐Meng Song (Author), Xiao‐Wei Zhang (Author), Xiang‐Rui Li (Author), Kang‐Ping Zhang (Author), Yi‐Zhong Ge (Author), Ming Yang (Author), Qin‐Qin Li (Author), Yong‐Bing Chen (Author), Kai‐Ying Yu (Author), Ming‐Hua Cong (Author), Wei Li (Author), Kun‐Hua Wang (Author), Han‐Ping Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Systemic inflammation and cachexia are associated with adverse clinical outcomes in elderly patients with cancer. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) is a simple and useful tool to assess these conditions, but its predictive ability for elderly patients with cancer cachex...