Change in skeletal muscle index and its prognostic significance in patients who underwent successful conversion therapy for initially unresectable colorectal cancer: observational study.

Hiroaki NozawaShigenobu EmotoKoji MuronoYasutaka ShunoKazushige KawaiKazuhito SasakiHirofumi SonodaHiroaki IshiiYuuki IidaYuichiro YokoyamaHiroyuki AnzaiSoichiro Ishihara

Published in: Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology (2020)

Stage IV CRC patients who underwent conversion to resection often had an increased SMI. On the other hand, a decrease in the SMI during systemic therapy was a negative prognostic factor in such patients.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
skeletal muscle
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
stem cells
radiation therapy
patient reported
rectal cancer