Protocol of a pilot randomized clinical trial to evaluate nutritional support and rehabilitation on prevention of skeletal muscle mass loss during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer

• Yuichiro Miki ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: y_miki@omu.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0116-0922

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• Satoshi Nishi,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Fuchu Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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• Tatsuro Tamura,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

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• Takumi Imai,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Statistics, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

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• Mikio Nambara,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Higashisumiyoshi Morimoto Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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• Tatsunari Fukuoka,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

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• Mami Yoshii,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

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• Takahiro Toyokawa,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

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• Shigeru Lee,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

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• Hisako Fujii,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health and Medical Innovation, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7848-2404

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• Hisako Yoshida,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Statistics, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

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• Mitsuhiko Ikebuchi,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

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• Kiyoshi Maeda

  Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

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