openalexFrontiers in Nutrition2026-07-24
Pretreatment creatinine-to-cystatin c ratio as a prognostic marker in digestive tract cancers: a meta-analysis with reconstructed individual patient data and trial sequential analysis
Yongping Hao, Wenhua Li, Guangwei Tian, Nan Li
Background Sarcopenia, characterized by loss of skeletal muscle, is associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes in patients with cancer. The creatinine-to-cystatin C ratio (CCR) has emerged as a readily available marker related to muscle reserve. This meta-analysis aimed to exa…