Sarcopenia is a bad harbinger of cancer-related survival in rectal cancer
Sarcopenia is associated with decreased overall survival in rectal cancer. In patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy, lower volumes of muscle mass, subcutaneous fat, and visceral fat, together with lower albumin and protein levels and higher Fib-4 scores, may serve as predictive markers of sarcopenia.
Institutions
- Izmir University (TR)
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (TR)
- Ondokuz Mayıs University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2025.2603015
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16