The association between body mass index and pathological complete response in neoadjuvant-treated breast cancer patients.

Ida SkarpingStine Blaabjerg PedersenDaniel Förnvik Sophia Zackrisson Signe Borgquist

Published in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2022)

In a NACT BC cohort of 491 patients, we found no evidence of high BMI as a predictive factor of accomplishing pCR, neither in the whole cohort nor stratified by menopausal status. Given the limited precision in our results, larger studies are needed before considering BMI in clinical decision-making regarding NACT or not.

Keyphrases

decision making
newly diagnosed
end stage renal disease
body mass index
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
rectal cancer
prognostic factors
weight gain
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
case control