Serum creatinine and cystatin C-based diagnostic indices for sarcopenia in advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Tianjiao TangLingling XieSong HuLingling TanXiaozhen LeiXiaozhen LuoLing YangMing YangPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2022)
CCR and SI have satisfactory and comparable diagnostic accuracy and prognostic values for sarcopenia in patients with advanced NSCLC. Both may serve as surrogate biomarkers for evaluating sarcopenia in these patients. However, further external validations are required.
Keyphrases
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- skeletal muscle
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- small cell lung cancer
- community dwelling
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- dendritic cells
- immune response
- regulatory t cells
- room temperature
- tyrosine kinase
- patient reported
- ionic liquid