Correlation of body composition by computerized tomography and metabolic parameters with survival of nivolumab-treated lung cancer patients.
Valentina MagriTeodor GottfriedMattia Di SegniDamien UrbanMichael PeledSameh DaherRonen StoffJair BarAmir OnnPublished in: Cancer management and research (2019)
Weight loss and low albumin levels are significant negative prognostic factors for NSCLC patients on immunotherapy. CT-based parameters of body composition remain to be proven as more reliable than standard clinical parameters.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- prognostic factors
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- weight loss
- chronic kidney disease
- resistance training
- bone mineral density
- type diabetes
- small cell lung cancer
- computed tomography
- peritoneal dialysis
- bariatric surgery
- patient reported outcomes
- magnetic resonance imaging
- body mass index
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- positron emission tomography
- roux en y gastric bypass
- pet ct
- postmenopausal women
- obese patients
- gastric bypass
- tyrosine kinase