Objectives There is growing awareness of the relationship between sarcopenia (loss of
muscle mass and function), and outcomes in cancer, making it a potential target for future
therapies. In order to inform future research and practice, we undertook a systematic review
of factors associated with loss of muscle mass, and the relationship between muscle function
and muscle mass in lung cancer, a common condition associated with poor outcomes.
Design We conducted a computerised systematic literature search on five databases …