Prognostic significance of body mass index in small-cell lung cancer: Exploring the relationship with skeletal muscle status.

Yong Jae Kwon Young Cheol Yoon Hyun Su Kim Min Jae Cha Sehhoon Park Ji Hyun Lee

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2023)

Being underweight is an independent poor prognostic factor for shorter overall survival in Asian patients with small-cell lung cancer, regardless of skeletal muscle status.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
small cell lung cancer
prognostic factors
body mass index
insulin resistance
brain metastases
physical activity
weight gain
free survival