IMPE Abstracts

Background: Sarcopenia is a common disorder among elderly people defined by the loss of skeletal muscle mass accompanied by a physical function disorder. In recent years, it has been reported that the loss of skeletal muscle mass is a poor prognostic factor in pediatric cancer patients as well as adult cancer patients. In the elderly, a decrease in IGF-1 was suggested to be one of the responsible factors in the development of sarcopenia, but there have been no...