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Inflammatory geriatric nutritional risk index stratified the survival of older adults with cancer sarcopenia

Aging is accompanied by muscle loss. In older adults with cancer sarcopenia (OACS), systemic inflammation, reduced food intake, and reduced physical activity led to a poor prognosis. This study was… Click to show full abstract

Aging is accompanied by muscle loss. In older adults with cancer sarcopenia (OACS), systemic inflammation, reduced food intake, and reduced physical activity led to a poor prognosis. This study was to investigate the prognostic ability of the inflammatory Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), which combines patient's inflammation, diet status, and physical activity status to predict overall survival of OACS.

Keywords: older adults; cancer sarcopenia; inflammatory geriatric; geriatric nutritional; cancer; adults cancer

Journal Title: Cancer Medicine
Year Published: 2022

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