Sarcopenia and survival in colorectal cancer without distant metastasis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

• Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology Vol. 39; no. 11; pp. 2250 - 2259
• Main Authors: Lin, Wen‐Li, Nguyen, Thi‐Hoang‐Yen, Huang, Wen‐Tsung, Guo, How‐Ran, Wu, Li‐Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal carcinoma; Colorectal Neoplasms - mortality; Colorectal Neoplasms - pathology; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Humans; Male; Meta-analysis; Metastases; Metastasis; Middle Aged; mortality; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - etiology; Sarcopenia - mortality; Survival; Survival Rate; systematic review; Tumors; Young Adult; mortality; colorectal cancer; meta‐analysis; systematic review; survival; sarcopenia

Background and Aim Despite prior attempts to evaluate the effects of sarcopenia on survival among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), the results of these studies have not been consistent. The present study aimed to evaluate the association between sarcopenia and survival among patients having CR...