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The prognostic significance of combined geriatric nutritional risk index and psoas muscle volume in older patients with pancreatic cancer

Teruhisa Sakamoto, Takuki Yagyu, Ei Uchinaka, Kozo Miyatani, Takehiko Hanaki, Kyoichi Kihara, Tomoyuki Matsunaga, Manabu Yamamoto, Naruo Tokuyasu, Soichiro Honjo,

BMC Cancer · 2021 · 30 citations · 18 references

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The combination of the GNRI and PMV might be useful to predict prognosis in patients aged ≥65 years with pancreatic cancer.

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