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An analysis of the relationship between metastases and cachexia in lung cancer patients.
Cancer medicine - 1 Sept 2016
Shiono Masatoshi, Huang Kan, Downey Robert J, Consul Nikita, Villanueva Nicolas, Beck Kristen, Fenn Kathleen, Dietz Donald, Yamaguchi Takuhiro, Kato Shunsuke, Divgi Chaitanya, Kalinsky Kevin, Wei Ying, Zhang Yuan, Borczuk Alain C, Inoue Akira, Halmos Balazs, Acharyya Swarnali
Abstract excerpt
Weight loss and hematogenous metastases are poor prognosis factors in lung cancer patients that can but do not necessarily co-occur. We retrospectively investigated the clinical association between cachexia, tumor characteristics (such as metastatic burden and mutational status), and treatment in lung cancer patients. The medical records of 394 lung cancer patients from two institutions (Columbia University, USA...
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