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The impact of cachexia and sarcopenia in elderly pancreatic cancer patients receiving palliative chemotherapy.

Tsuyoshi TakedaTakashi SasakiChisaki SuzumoriTakafumi MieTakaaki FurukawaYuto YamadaAkiyoshi KasugaMasato MatsuyamaMasato OzakaNaoki Sasahira
Published in: International journal of clinical oncology (2021)
In our experience, cachexia was considered an effective tool in the management of elderly PC patients receiving palliative chemotherapy.
Keyphrases
  • community dwelling
  • middle aged
  • palliative care
  • locally advanced
  • advanced cancer
  • skeletal muscle
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • chemotherapy induced
  • radiation therapy