Title: Reduced muscle mass is an important part of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition
criteria in nutritional diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
Version: 3 Date: 10 Aug 2024
Reviewer's report:
The authors have addressed a very interesting topic for the prevalence of malnutrition using the
GLIM criteria in HCC and the importance of the assessment of muscle mass in these patients.
The study is well-designed, and the results and the discussion sections are well-written. I have
only one comment to address:
I understand that GLIM criteria using the phenotypic criterion of reduced muscle mass should be
applied instead of using them without information about the reduced muscle mass. However, in
the clinical practice what do you recommend when CTs are not available? Please add a comment
for what do you recommend to apply in the clinical practice for the assessment of muscle mass
in the discussion section.
Title: Reduced muscle mass is an important part of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition
criteria in nutritional diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
Version: 3 Date: 10 Aug 2024
Reviewer's report:
The authors have addressed a very interesting topic for the prevalence of malnutrition using the
GLIM criteria in HCC and the importance of the assessment of muscle mass in these patients.
The study is well-designed, and the results and the discussion sections are well-written. I have
only one comment to address:
I understand that GLIM criteria using the phenotypic criterion of reduced muscle mass should be
applied instead of using them without information about the reduced muscle mass. However, in
the clinical practice what do you recommend when CTs are not available? Please add a comment
for what do you recommend to apply in the clinical practice for the assessment of muscle mass
in the discussion section.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Reduced muscle mass is an important part of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition
criteria in nutritional diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
Version: 3 Date: 10 Aug 2024
Reviewer's report:
The authors have addressed a very interesting topic for the prevalence of malnutrition using the
GLIM criteria in HCC and the importance of the assessment of muscle mass in these patients.
The study is well-designed, and the results and the discussion sections are well-written. I have
only one comment to address:
I understand that GLIM criteria using the phenotypic criterion of reduced muscle mass should be
applied instead of using them without information about the reduced muscle mass. However, in
the clinical practice what do you recommend when CTs are not available? Please add a comment
for what do you recommend to apply in the clinical practice for the assessment of muscle mass
in the discussion section.
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