Impact of sarcopenia on clinical outcomes for patients with resected hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective comparison of eastern and western cohorts.
Berend Robert BeumerKosei TakagiStefan BuettnerYuzo UmedaTakahito YagiToshiyoshi FujiwaraJeroen Laurens Ad van VugtJan Nicolaas Maria IJzermansPublished in: International journal of surgery (London, England) (2023)
The impact of sarcopenia on survival differs between the east and west. Clinical trials and treatment guidelines using sarcopenia for risk stratification should be validated in race-dependent populations prior to clinical adoption.