Sarcopenia as a Predictor of Feeding Tube Placement in Individuals with Oropharyngeal Cancer

CONCLUSIONS: SMM measured at T4 may represent a novel and practical biomarker for sarcopenia detection that is associated with the need for FT placement. These findings suggest that the detection of baseline sarcopenia could guide decision-making related to the need for nutritional support in OPSCC patients undergoing RT/CRT.PMID:38681896 | PMC:PMC11043844 | DOI:10.1016/j.adro.2024.101484

Source: Adv Data - April 29, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Nedeljko Jovanovic David A Palma Andrew Warner Sylvia Mitchell Philip C Doyle Julie A Theurer Source Type: research