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ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2025

Intervention strategies for cancer-related sarcopenia: a scoping review.

Lei Li, Haiyan Zhu, Jiangxia Chen, Lingchang Shan, Jiamin Xu

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Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lei LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital, The First Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.
Haiyan ZhuDepartment of Nursing, Shaoxing People's Hospital, The First Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.
Jiangxia ChenDepartment of General Practice, Shaoxing People's Hospital, The First Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.
Lingchang ShanSchool of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.
Jiamin XuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital, The First Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This article systematically reviewed intervention strategies for cancer-related sarcopenia (CRS), providing evidence for researchers to develop targeted treatments. Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were searched for studies between 2015 and 2025, followed by literature screening and content analysis. Results: A total of 3,566 articles were initially identified, and 18 randomized controlled trials (published between 2016 and 2025; sample sizes ranging from 15 to 232) were ultimately included. CRS interventions were categorized into four types: nutritional, exercise, pharmacological, and multidisciplinary. Conclusion: A CRS intervention needs an integrated approach that combines nutrition, exercise, pharmacology, and a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to improve patients' functional outcomes and quality of life. Future research should focus on precision approaches and translational medicine.

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cancerintervention strategiesrandomized controlled trial (RCT)rehabilitationsarcopenia

Identifiers

PMID41487675
PMCPMC12756071

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