FIT: Functional and imaging testing for patients with metastatic cancer.

Eric J RoelandH PhullC HagmannC SeraA D DulleaA El-JawahriS NelsonA GallivanJ D MaR D NippV E Baracos

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

Patients with metastatic cancer receiving cancer-directed therapy may not experience a change in body weight. However, we found an association between losses in skeletal muscle and greater declines in physical function. Therefore, when selecting study endpoints, prospective cancer cachexia studies may consider selecting changes in body composition over weight.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
body composition
skeletal muscle
body weight
squamous cell
lymph node metastasis
physical activity
stem cells
type diabetes
insulin resistance
body mass index
weight loss
childhood cancer
young adults
adipose tissue
mesenchymal stem cells
smoking cessation