Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in CancerHumansFemaleMaleSarcopeniaCarcinoma
Does pre-checkpoint inhibitor sarcopenia, visceral, or subcutaneous fat predict survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients?
Julia Kooser, Mellar Davis, Tian Guo, Erin Vanenkevort, Amanda Young, Nicole Koppenhaver, Braxton Lagerman, Mudit Gupta, Aalpen Patel, Mark Wojtowicz
Published: 202510.1007/s00520-025-10243-z
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia and altered body composition have been associated with poor outcomes in cancer patients. We investigated whether skeletal muscle index (SMI), visceral fat area (VFA), and subcutaneous fat area (SFA) measured on CT scans predict…
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