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Early cancer cachexia phenotype predicts survival of advanced urothelial cancer patients treated with pembrolizumab.
Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology - 1 Aug 2022
Yamamoto Shumpei, Fukushima Hiroshi, Fukuda Shohei, Uehara Sho, Yasuda Yosuke, Tanaka Hajime, Yoshida Soichiro, Yokoyama Minato, Matsuoka Yoh, Fujii Yasuhisa
Abstract excerpt
AIM: We aimed to explore the association between cancer cachexia phenotypes in the early phase of treatment induction and the prognosis of advanced urothelial cancer (aUC) patients receiving pembrolizumab. METHODS: This retrospective study included 31 aUC patients treated with pembrolizumab as a second- or later-line therapy. Patients were categorized into three early cancer cachexia phenotypes by changes in...
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