Open AccessPrognostic Significance of the L3 Skeletal Muscle Index and Advanced Lung Cancer Inflammation Index in Elderly Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Author(s) -
Xiang Tan,
Huajian Peng,
Peixin Gu,
Mingwu Chen,
Yongyong Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s304996
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcopenia , lung cancer , quartile , univariate analysis , cancer , esophageal cancer , proportional hazards model , oncology , multivariate analysis , gastroenterology , confidence interval
To evaluate the correlation between the advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) and the L3 skeletal muscle index (L3SMI) and their prognostic value in elderly patients with esophageal cancer (EC).