Prevalence and prognostic impact of cachexia among older patients with cancer: a nationwide cross-sectional survey (NutriAgeCancer).

Johanne PoissonClaudia Martinez-TapiaDamien HeitzRomain GeissGilles AlbrandClaire FalandryMathilde GisselbrechtAnne-Laure CoudercRabia BoulahssassEvelyne LiuuPascaline Boudou-RouquetteAnne Chah WakilianCedric GaxatteFréderic PamoukdjianLaure de DeckerValery AntoineCatherine CattenozHeidi Solem-LaviecOlivier GuillemHayat MedjenahPierre André NatellaFlorence Canouï-PoitrineMarie LaurentElena Paillaud

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2021)

More than half of older patients with cancer managed in geriatric oncology clinics had cachexia. The factors associated with cachexia were upper gastrointestinal tract cancer, metastases, poor performance status, poor mobility, previous surgery for cancer, cognitive disorders, a risk of depression, and low food intake. Cachexia was independently associated with 6 month mortality.

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