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Prof. François Goldwasser
Presentation Roadmap/ Summary
Sarcopenia has emerged as an independent prognostic factor in oncology. It is also a clinical biomarker of vulnerability. Sarcopenia is favored both by reduced ingesta and/or inflammation. Reduced muscle mass is also responsible for reduced lean body mass and alterations of the pharmacokinetics of anticancer agents. Moreover, the calculated creatinine clearance, especially in sarcopenic overweight patients result in an overestimation of the renal function and overexposure to anticancer treatments. Patients with sarcopenia experience more acute limiting toxicity. Careful attention to muscle mass prior to initiate anticancer therapy is necessary to personalize therapies and optimize benefit/risk ratio.
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