The role of L3 skeletal muscle index in the diagnosis and prognosis prediction of sarcopenia and malnutrition in cancer patients
The L3-SMI may be a useful alternative indicator for reduced muscle mass in hospitalized cancer patients. GLIM evaluated by incorporation of L3-SMI is independently associated with long-term survival outcomes in this patient population. The prognostic significance of GLIM-L3-SMI requires further validation in other cohorts with large sample size.
Authors
- Mingying Geng
- Xingyun Hou
- Deduo Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2644-9303)
- Yanyan Gu
- Jing Xu
- Jinping Xiong
- Zhuo Chen
Institutions
- Army Medical University (CN)
- Second Military Medical University (CN)
- Daping Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Changzheng Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2026.1759925
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Army Medical University