Staging of nutrition disorders in non-small-cell lung cancer patients: utility of skeletal muscle mass assessment.

Background: An international consensus proposed in 2011 a definition and classification system for cachexia (CAX), mainly based on weight loss, sarcopenia [skeletal muscle mass (SMM) loss], inflammation, and anorexia. The aim of this study was to stage CAX in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients by using a classification based on the Fearon criteria and supported by quantifiable parameters.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional and non-interventional multicentre study.

Impact of geriatric assessment for the therapeutic decision-making of breast cancer: results of a French survey. AFSOS and SOFOG collaborative work.

Background: Cancer management in the elderly is often considered as suboptimal, highly variable, and rarely evidence-based. Data are needed to understand decision-making processes in this population.

Materials And Methods: A survey was performed in France to describe decision-making in gynaecologic patients over 70.