ArticleJournal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle2024
Validity of the diagnostic criteria from the Asian Working Group for Cachexia in advanced cancer.
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- Prevalence of and Survival with Cachexia among Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- Association of Cachexia with Activities of Daily Living and Discharge Destinations among Inpatients with Dysphagia undergoing Convalescent Rehabilitation: A Multicenter Cohort Study.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2026Article
- Driving innovation in cancer symptom science through translational research: bridging science and practice.Current opinion in supportive and palliative care · 2026Review
- Revisiting Cancer Cachexia Staging: Introducing an "At Risk" Category Based on AWGC Components.Thoracic cancer · 2025Review
- Cachexia index as a biomarker for cancer cachexia and quality of life in patients with gastric cancer.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Clinical validation of AWGC-defined cachexia in gastric cancer patients: impact on body composition and quality of life.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Comparative Study on Associations Between Lung Cancer Prognosis and Diagnostic Criteria Set by the European Palliative Care Research Collaboration and the Asian Working Group for Cachexia.Thoracic cancer · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Prognostic Value of Cachexia Diagnosed by New Definition for Asian People in Older Patients With Heart Failure.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024Article
- The Prevalence and Prognosis of Cachexia in Patients with Non-Sarcopenic Dysphagia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Validity of the diagnostic criteria from the Asian Working Group for Cachexia in advanced cancer.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecently, the Asian Working Group for Cachexia (AWGC) published a consensus statement on diagnostic criteria for cachexia in Asians. We aimed to validate the criteria in adult patients in Japan with advanced cancer.
methodsWe conducted a single-institution retrospective cohort study between April 2021 and October 2022. The AWGC criteria include chronic comorbidities and either a weight loss of >2% over 3-6 months or a body mass index (BMI) of <21 kg/m
resultsOf the 449 consecutive patients, 85 of those who could not be evaluated because of end-of-life or refractory symptoms (n = 41) or missing data (n = 44) were excluded from the primary analysis. The prevalence of the AWGC-defined cachexia was 76% (n = 277), and the median survival time (MST) for all patients was 215 (95% confidence interval [CI] 145-270) days. The prevalence of the following criteria was significantly higher in patients with cachexia than in those without cachexia: a BMI of <21 kg/m
conclusionsWe demonstrated that AWGC-defined cachexia has a significant prognostic value in advanced cancer.
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