CT‐Based Body Composition and Frailty as Predictors of Survival Among Older Adults With Gastrointestinal Malignancies
SMV is independently associated with OS among older adults with newly diagnosed gastrointestinal cancers. Capturing body composition measurements in oncology practice may provide additional prognostic information for older adults with cancer above and beyond what is captured in routine clinical assessment including frailty.
Authors
- Mirza Faisal Beg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6706-8630)
- Ravi Bhatia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5740-2316)
- Grant R. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4294-5232)
- Karteek Popuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1729-3255)
- Smith Giri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1827-5032)
- Leon Lenchik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6450-2470)
- Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1192-4017)
- Christian Harmon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-0534)
- Vincent Chow
- Bette J. Caan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5803-310X)
- Daniel L. Hess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2476-3921)
- Ijeamaka Anyene Fumagalli
Institutions
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13664
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute