Assessment of longitudinal changes in body composition of children with lymphoma and rhabdomyosarcoma

Among children, adolescents, and young adults with lymphoma and rhabdomyosarcoma receiving chemotherapy, skeletal muscle density declines early during treatment . Decline in SMD (per Hounsfield unit) was associated with a greater proportion of chemotherapy cycles with grade ≥3 nonhematologic toxicity (β ± SE = 1.09 ± 0.51)

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