Impact of skeletal muscle loss and sarcopenia on outcomes of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Treatment-induced excessive skeletal muscle loss may serve as a predictive marker for NICT toxicity and short-term survival in patients with locally advanced ESCC, highlighting the need for dynamic nutritional monitoring to optimize treatment tolerance.
Authors
- Junhong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9786-7601)
- Guidong Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1238-6575)
- Tao Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9979-6587)
- Maoyong Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2645-9832)
- Benhua Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9279-1254)
- Jie Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6350-5853)
- Hanxiao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6275-2177)
- Yue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7786-0231)
Institutions
- Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1650337
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16