The impact of skeletal muscle abnormalities on tolerance to adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation and outcome in patients with endometrial cancer
ConclusionLarge percentages of patients with endometrial cancer have low skeletal muscle mass and density. Low skeletal muscle measures predict for poor tolerance to chemotherapy in this patient population. Compliance with adjuvant radiation is high, regardless of SMI and SMD.
Source: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology - Category: Radiology Authors: Rohit Gunan Ganju,
Mindi TenNapel,
Lori Spoozak,
Allen M Chen,
Andrew Hoover Tags: Radiation Oncology —Original Article Source Type: research
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