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Fearon <jats:italic>et al<\/jats:italic>'s definition is based on weight loss, body mass index (BMI) and sarcopenia. Evans <jats:italic>et al<\/jats:italic> nuances the contribution of sarcopenia and attaches additional attention to abnormal biochemistry parameters, fatigue and anorexia. The mean OS rates were compared between patients with and without cachexia for both definitions.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Based on the population of 167 patients who enrolled, 70% developed cachexia according to Fearon <jats:italic>et al<\/jats:italic>'s definition and 40% according to Evans <jats:italic>et al<\/jats:italic>'s definition. The OS in the cachectic population is 0.97 and 0.55\u2005years, respectively. The difference in OS between patients with and without cachexia is more significant using the diagnostic criteria of Evans <jats:italic>et al<\/jats:italic>. The focus of Fearon <jats:italic>et al<\/jats:italic> on weight loss and sarcopenia over-rates the assignment of patients to the cachectic group and OS rates have less prognostic value.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study presents a correlation with prognosis in favour of Evans <jats:italic>et al<\/jats:italic>\u2019 definition as a tool for cachexia diagnosis. This means that weight loss and BMI decline are both key factors in patients with cancer leading to cachexia but less decisive as stated by Fearon <jats:italic>et al<\/jats:italic>. 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