Skeletal Muscle Attenuation (Sarcopenia) Predicts Reduced Overall Survival in Patients with Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Undergoing Primary Debulking Surgery

Autor: Martin K. Walz, Pier Francesco Alesina, Florian Heitz, Stephanie Schneider, Teresa González Luengo, Kai-Uwe Waltering, Sebastian Heikaus, Beyhan Ataseven, Sonia Prader, Philipp Harter, Violeta Brunkhorst, Beate Meier, Andreas du Bois, Jens-Albrecht Koch, Pauly Nina, Alexander Traut, Harald-Thomas Groeben
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Annals of Surgical Oncology. 25:3372-3379
ISSN: 1534-4681
1068-9265
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6683-3
Popis: Sarcopenia was reported as a prognostic factor in cancer patients. Using computed tomography (CT), we analyzed the impact of sarcopenia on overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) after primary debulking surgery (PDS). Preoperative CT scans of consecutive EOC patients (n = 323) were retrospectively assessed for skeletal muscle index (SMI) and muscle attenuation (MA; Hounsfield units [HU]). The optimal cut-off point for MA (32 HU) was calculated using the Martingale residuals method, and previously reported cut-offs for SMI were used. Logistic regression was used to determine univariate and multivariate factors associated with OS. Sarcopenia defined as SMI 0 (13.2 vs. 3.1%), comorbidity (age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index [ACCI] ≥ 4; 36.8 vs. 13.3%), median body mass index (BMI; 27 vs. 24 kg/m2), International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage, histology (high-grade serous 95.6 vs. 84.7%), and complete resection (38.2 vs. 68.2%). MA
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