Sarcopenia, a strong determinant for prolonged feeding tube dependency after chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer.
Rebecca Tosca KarstenAbrahim Al-MamganiSandra I BrilSheena Tjon-A-JoeLisette van der MolenJan P de BoerFrans J M HilgersLudi E SmeeleMichiel W M van den BrekelMartijn M StuiverPublished in: Head & neck (2019)
Sarcopenia contributes to the risk of prolonged feeding tube dependency of patients with HNC treated with primary CRT. As sarcopenia might be a modifiable factor prior to treatment, it should be explored as a target for pretreatment patients' condition.