Impact of Initial Body Weight Loss on Prognosis in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Insights From a Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Kana HosokawaTsutomu NishidaDaichi HayashiMiharu KitazawaHaruka MasudaKatsuharu TonoYuhiko KatanosakaNaohiro SakamotoYoshifumi FujiiAya SugimotoDai NakamatsuKengo MatsumotoMasashi YamamotoKoji Fukui

Published in: Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center (2023)

This study found no association between weight loss at diagnosis and prognosis in patients with advanced PC treated with best supportive care or chemotherapy.

Keyphrases

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