Body mass index, PAM50 subtype, recurrence, and survival among patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer.

Among patients who had accurately classified breast cancer subtypes based on gene expression, a BMI ≥35 kg/m2 was adversely associated with outcomes only among those who had luminal A cancers. Research is needed into whether tailoring recommendations for weight management to tumor characteristics will improve outcomes. Cancer 2017;123:2535-42. © 2017 American Cancer Society.