Is cachexia associated with chemotherapy toxicities in gastrointestinal cancer patients? A prospective study

2019116 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Ilanna Marques Gomes da Rocha · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Aline Marcadenti · Hospital do Coração

Galtieri Otávio Cunha de Medeiros · Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes

Ricardo Andrade Bezerra · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Juliana Florinda de Mendonça Rêgo · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Marı́a Cristina González · Universidade Católica de Pelotas

Abstract

Cachexia and ECOG score may identify patients with an increased risk for developing severe toxicity events during chemotherapy treatment for gastrointestinal cancer.

Topics & Keywords

Nutrition and Health in Aging Frailty in Older Adults Oral health in cancer treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

Volume 10, Issue 2, pp. 445-454

DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12391

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