Low skeletal muscle mass and treatment outcomes among adults with haematologic malignancies: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nadia M AnabtawiMonica Sai PasalaAlyssa A GrimshawPrakash KharelSusan BalKelly GodbyAshmita SiwakotiThomas W BufordSmita BhatiaLuciano J CostaGrant R WilliamsSmith Giri

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2024)

LSMM is associated with worse survival outcomes among adults with haematologic malignancies. Further research into understanding the underlying mechanism of this association and mitigating the negative effects of LSMM among adults with haematologic malignancies is needed.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
free survival