Cachexia is a devastating, multifactorial and often irreversible systemic syndrome
characterized by substantial weight loss (mainly of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue) that …

Purpose Previous studies have shown an association of sarcopenia with adverse short-and
long-term outcomes in multiple gastrointestinal cancer types. We aimed to investigate the …

Low muscle mass and malnutrition are prevalent conditions among adults of all ages, with
any body weight or body mass index, and with acute or chronic conditions, including COVID …

Quantification and monitoring of lean body mass is an important component of nutrition
assessment to determine nutrition status and muscle loss. The negative impact of reduced …

Sarcopenia, which is characterized by a decrease in muscle quantity or quality, is commonly
observed in patients with cancer. Recent research has reported contradictory results on the …

Background To systematically review and analyse the associations between fat and muscle
mass measures with overall survival in men with prostate cancer. Methods A systematic …

Objectives To investigate the association of sarcopenia, myosteatosis, and sarcopenic
obesity with survival outcomes among patients who underwent immunotherapy for …

Simple Summary Recent studies have shown that pathological changes of body
composition, in particular reduced muscle mass (sarcopenia) and impaired muscle quality …

Background Computed tomography (CT) scans are routinely obtained in oncology and
provide measures of muscle and adipose tissue predictive of morbidity and mortality …

Background Myosteatosis and sarcopenia are forms of muscle depletion that impair the
normal physiological function of elderly patients, resulting in a worse prognosis. This study …