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Preexternal beam and preBT CT scans were used to assess skeletal muscle index (SMI). The changes in the SMI were correlated with enteritis, dyselectrolytemia, and hematological toxicities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Statistical Analysis Used:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Paired\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -test was used to compare pre- and post-treatment SMI. Chi-square test would be used to study the association between toxicity and SMI change.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean SMI was 57.41 cm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (42.5\u201373) in the preexternal beam radiotherapy (EBRT) scans and 54.5 cm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (40.9\u201371.07) in the post-EBRT scans. Twenty-two patients (53.7%), 14 patients (34.1%), and five patients (12.2%) belonged to &lt;5%, 5%\u201310%, and &gt;10% loss in SMI groups, respectively. Grade III enteritis was seen in 31.7% of the patients, hyponatremia in 26.8% of the patients in the 4\n                      <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                      week, and leukopenia and neutropenia were seen in 26.8% of cases in the 5\n                      <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                      week. Enteritis correlated significantly with the change in SMI (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.047).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients with cancer cachexia are at higher risk for radiation enteritis during chemoradiation for cervical cancer.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jcrt.jcrt_1353_20","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,19]],"date-time":"2022-07-19T04:01:43Z","timestamp":1658203303000},"page":"1525-1529","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Correlation of skeletal muscle depletion with acute toxicities for cervical cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiation"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Sampuran 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