Development and validation of a clinically applicable score to classify cachexia stages in advanced cancer patients

• Main Authors: Ting Zhou (Author), Bangyan Wang (Author), Huiquan Liu (Author), Kaixiang Yang (Author), Sudip Thapa (Author), Haowen Zhang (Author), Lu Li (Author), Shiying Yu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome that is highly prevalent in advanced cancer patients and leads to progressive functional impairments. The classification of cachexia stages is essential for diagnosing and treating cachexia. However, there is a lack of simple tools with good...