Geriatric Nutrition Risk Index: Prognostic factor related to inflammation in elderly patients with cancer cachexia

• Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle Vol. 12; no. 6; pp. 1969 - 1982
• Main Authors: Ruan, Guo‐Tian, Zhang, Qi, Zhang, Xi, Tang, Meng, Song, Meng‐Meng, Zhang, Xiao‐Wei, Li, Xiang‐Rui, Zhang, Kang‐Ping, Ge, Yi‐Zhong, Yang, Ming, Li, Qin‐Qin, Chen, Yong‐Bing, Yu, Kai‐Ying, Cong, Ming‐Hua, Li, Wei, Wang, Kun‐Hua, Shi, Han‐Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2021; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Aged; Aging; Body mass index; Cachexia - diagnosis; Cachexia - epidemiology; Cachexia - etiology; Cancer cachexia; Cardiovascular disease; Cohort Studies; Colorectal cancer; Elderly; Gastric cancer; Geriatrics; GNRI; Hospitals; Humans; Immune system; Inflammation; Informed consent; Laboratories; Lung cancer; Male; Malnutrition; Medical diagnosis; Medical prognosis; Musculoskeletal system; Nutrition; Nutrition Assessment; Nutritional status; Older people; Original; Overall survival; Patients; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Statistical analysis; Stomach Neoplasms; Systemic inflammation; Womens health; China; Cancer cachexia; Overall survival; Elderly; Systemic inflammation; GNRI

Background Systemic inflammation and cachexia are associated with adverse clinical outcomes in elderly patients with cancer. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) is a simple and useful tool to assess these conditions, but its predictive ability for elderly patients with cancer cachexia (EPCC)...