Association of body composition and survival in patients with locally advanced breast cancer: a historical cohort study.

Wisitsak PakdeeTeeranan LaohawiriyakamolPramot TanutitSupparerk LaohawiriyakamolTippawan Liabsuetrakul

Published in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2024)

Low visceral-to-subcutaneous ratio and high composite fat were independent prognostic factors for OS and DFS in patients with LABC. However, other body composition parameters showed no effect on survival.

Keyphrases

body composition
prognostic factors
resistance training
locally advanced
bone mineral density
squamous cell carcinoma
free survival
rectal cancer
adipose tissue
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
insulin resistance
fatty acid
metabolic syndrome
lymph node
study protocol
open label
postmenopausal women