The Incidence And Impact Of Weight Loss With Cachexia In Gastric Cancer Patients

e20644 Background: Cachexia is prevalent in gastric malignancies and is associated with decreased survival, frequent hospitalizations and increased healthcare costs. Recently, an international consensus statement has define cancer cachexia as a multifactorial syndrome with loss of lean body mass and progressive functional impairment. Our goal was to determine the prevalence of cachexia among gastric cancer decedents using weight loss and BMI criteria in Tianjin Medical Cancer Center (Tianjin, China). Methods: We included gastric cancer patients consecutively admitted to our hospital for chemotherapy between Jan 2012 and Dec 2013 in this study. Nutritional risk was evaluated using PG-SGA and NRS 2002. Cachexia was defined u003e5% weight loss in the last six months or Body Mass Index (BMI) 2%. Baseline assessments included: hand-grip strength, quality of life (QoL), CBC and differential counts, albumin, prealbumin and C-creactive protein (CRP). Results: 165 gastric cancer patients were e...