Body Composition Changes in Gastric Cancer Patients during Preoperative FLOT Therapy: Preliminary Results of an Italian Cohort Study.

Emanuele RinninellaAntonia StrippoliCintoni Marco Pauline RaoulRaffaella VivoloMariantonietta Di SalvatoreEnza GencoRiccardo ManfrediEmilio BriaGiampaolo TortoraAntonio GasbarriniCarmelo Pozzo Maria Cristina Mele

Published in: Nutrients (2021)

Almost three-quarters (73.1%) of GC patients were sarcopenic at diagnosis. Preoperative FLOT was associated with a further reduction in SMI, BMI, and VAI. These changes were not associated with short-term outcomes.

Keyphrases

body composition
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patients undergoing
body mass index
stem cells
patient reported outcomes
high resolution
patient reported
replacement therapy
tandem mass spectrometry