Is cachexia associated with chemotherapy toxicities in gastrointestinal cancer patients? A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chemotherapy is an effective treatment with good clinical response in patients with cancer. However, it can cause exacerbated toxicities in patients and consequently change the course of treatment. Some factors may interfere with this toxicity such as body composition, especially in gastrointestinal cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of body composition, nutritional status, and functional capacity scale in predicting the occurrence of toxicities in gastrointestinal cancer patients during chemotherapy treatment.

Methods

This is a prospective study with gastrointestinal cancer patients at the beginning of chemotherapy treatment. Sarcopenia and muscle attenuation were assessed using the skeletal muscle index from computerized tomography by meas

SUBMITTER: da Rocha IMG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6463470 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature