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Body composition measures as a determinant of Alpelisib related toxicity.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jul 2024
Shachar Eliya, Raphael Ari, Katz Uriel, Kessner Rivka, Shachar Shlomit Strulov
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BACKGROUND: Body composition has emerged as an important prognostic factor in patients treated with cancer. Severe depletion of skeletal muscle, sarcopenia, has been associated with poor performance status and worse oncological outcomes. We studied patients with metastatic breast cancer receiving alpelisib, to determine if sarcopenia and additional body composition measures accounting for muscle and adiposity are...
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