Skeletal muscle mass correlates with increased toxicity during neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy in locally advanced esophageal cancer: A SAKK 75/08 substudy

Sarcopenia, the critical depletion of skeletal muscle mass, is an independent prognostic factor in several tumor entities for treatment-related toxicity and survival. In esophageal cancer, there have been conf...

Source: Radiation Oncology - September 11, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: C édric M. Panje, Laura Höng, Stefanie Hayoz, Vickie E. Baracos, Evelyn Herrmann, Helena Garcia Schüler, Urs R. Meier, Guido Henke, Sabina Schacher, Hanne Hawle, Marie-Aline Gérard, Thomas Ruhstaller and Ludwig Plasswilm Tags: Research Source Type: research