ArticleCancers2023
Prognostic Impact of Sarcopenia's Occurrence during Radiotherapy in Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Sarcopenia, frailty syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea as elements of the aging phenotype in head and neck cancer and upper airway disorders: a scoping review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Effect of Structured Exercise-based rehabilitation on Sarcopenia and Quality of life among Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemo-radiotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Trial
- Association between lateral pterygoid muscle index as a predictor for sarcopenia and overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastasis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Physical activity in people affected by head and neck cancers: gender-specific barriers and preferences-ORLAPA survey results.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Metabolic Implications of Childhood Cancer.Current pediatrics reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
The current study aims to profile sarcopenic condition (both at baseline and developed during treatment) in oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC) patients treated with curative radiotherapy (RT) +/- chemotherapy and to evaluate its impact on oncological outcomes and toxicity. A total of 116 patients were included in this retrospective single-center study. Sarcopenia assessment at baseline and at 50 Gy re-evaluation CT was obtained from two different methodologies: (i) the L3-skeletal muscle index (SMI) derived from the contouring of the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the masticatory muscles (CSA-MM); and (ii) the paravertebral and sternocleidomastoid muscles at the level of the third cervical vertebra (CSA-C3). Based on L3-SMI from CSA-MM, developing sarcopenic condition during RT (on-RT sarcopenia) was associated with worse progression-free survival (PFS) (
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