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CT-Based Body Composition and Frailty as Predictors of Survival Among Older Adults With GI Malignancies

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Dec 26, 2024, 15:25

CT-Based Body Composition and Frailty as Predictors of Survival Among Older Adults With GI Malignancies

A recent paper by Smith Giri, Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham, published in Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, was mentioned by Ryan Nipp, Oncologist at University of Oklahoma, on X:

“CT-Based Body Composition and Frailty as Predictors of Survival Among Older Adults With Gastrointestinal Malignancies”

Authors: Smith Giri, Christian Harmon, Daniel Hess, Smita Bhatia, Grant Williams et al.

More posts featuring Ryan Nipp.

Ryan Nipp, M.D., MPH, gastrointestinal oncologist and cancer outcomes researcher at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center. His research platform consists of studies interfacing between palliative care, geriatric oncology and health services research.

He completed an internal medicine residency at Duke University and oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.

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