A practical measurement of thoracic sarcopenia: correlation with clinical parameters and outcomes in advanced lung cancer

• Nicholas G. Wysham,
• Ryan D. Nipp,
• Thomas W. LeBlanc,
• Steven P. Wolf,
• Magnus P. Ekstrom,
• David C. Currow

Affiliations

Nicholas G. Wysham

Dept of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

Ryan D. Nipp

Division of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Thomas W. LeBlanc

Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA

Steven P. Wolf

Dept of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

Magnus P. Ekstrom

Dept of Clinical Sciences, Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

David C. Currow

Discipline, Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia