Application of the 2011 international consensus cancer cachexia classification in routine oncology dietetic practice: An observational study.
Declan WalshCliona M LortonOonagh GriffinKeira HigginsFiona RoulstonGillian StewartNiamh CorkeryElizabeth BarnesDeclan WalshPublished in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2022)
CC staging based on the ICC classification was feasible and practical in routine dietetic practice even without access to objective muscle mass measures. Once validated and operationalized, expert clinical assessment by a dietitian could be a cost-effective means to identify and stage CC, with more resource-intensive means used when there is clinical doubt.