Impact of Low Muscle Mass on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Liver-Directed Therapies: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis.

Yen-Chun ChenMeng-Hsuan KuoChing-Sheng HsuI-Ting KaoChen-Yi WuChih-Wei Tseng Shih-Chieh Shao

Published in: Cancers (2024)

In intermediate-stage HCC, LSMM is common and associated with reduced OS. To achieve an optimal prognosis, clinicians should incorporate routine LSMM measurement into practice, while caring for patients with intermediate-stage HCC, irrespective of TACE, TAE, and TARE.

Keyphrases

systematic review
meta analyses
patients undergoing
primary care
healthcare
palliative care
randomized controlled trial
clinical practice
quality improvement