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Pretreatment body mass index and clinical outcomes in cancer patients following immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Haizhu ChenDaquan WangQiaofeng ZhongYunxia TaoYu ZhouYuan-Kai Shi
Published in: Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII (2020)
Higher BMI is significantly associated with improved outcomes in patients treated with ICIs. Further large-scale prospective research is warranted to better illuminate the association between BMI and outcomes from ICIs.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle