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Incorporating sarcopenia and inflammation with radiation therapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with nivolumab.

Nalee KimJeong Il YuHee Chul ParkGyu Sang YooChanghoon ChoiJung Yong HongHo Yeong LimJeeyun LeeMoon Seok ChoiJung Eun LeeKyunga Kim
Published in: Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII (2020)
The current study hypothetically demonstrated that the risk group stratified by hNLR/sLP outweighs the significance of sarcopenia in predicting outcomes after nivolumab. Furthermore, patients with sarcopenia might benefit from RT, especially those without risk factors of hNLR/sLP.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • radiation therapy
  • risk factors
  • community dwelling
  • oxidative stress
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • radiation induced
  • locally advanced
  • rectal cancer