Sarcopenia and Ghrelin System in the Clinical Outcome and Prognosis of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.

Yiraldine Herrera-MartínezCarlos Alzas TeomiroSoraya León IdougourramMaría José Molina PuertasAlfonso Calañas ContinenteRaquel Serrano BlanchJusto P. CastañoMaría Ángeles Gálvez MorenoManuel D GaheteRaúl M LuqueAura D Herrera-Martínez

Published in: Cancers (2021)

Survival is related to the nutritional status of patients with GEP-NENs and also to the molecular expression of some relevant ghrelin system components. Routine nutritional evaluation should be performed in these patients, in order to prescribe appropriate nutritional support, when necessary, for increasing quality of life and improving clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
skeletal muscle
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
binding protein
growth hormone
patient reported
community dwelling