Clinical Impact of Cachexia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Received Chemoradiotherapy.

Naomi HayashiYasuyoshi Sato Yu Fujiwara Naoki Fukuda Xiaofei WangKenji NakanoTestuya UrasakiAkihiro OhmotoMakiko OnoJunichi Tomomatsu Yukiko SatoHiroki MitaniTakashi ToshiyasuShunji Takahashi

Published in: Cancer management and research (2021)

Cancer cachexia was negatively associated with prognosis in patients with HNC who received definitive chemoradiotherapy. Nutritional intervention during chemoradiotherapy may improve survival in these patients.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
randomized controlled trial
chronic kidney disease
squamous cell carcinoma
prognostic factors
radiation therapy
squamous cell