Associations between body mass index, weight loss and overall survival in patients with advanced lung cancer.

Cameron OswaltYingzhou LiuHerbert PangJennifer Le-RademacherXiaofei WangJeffrey Crawford

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2022)

BMI and WL have strong associations with overall survival in patients with advanced lung cancer, with a greater impact seen in NSCLC compared with SCLC. The integration of a BMI/WL grading scale may provide additional prognostic information and should be included in the evaluation of therapeutic interventions in future clinical trials in advanced lung cancer.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight loss
clinical trial
weight gain
physical activity
small cell lung cancer
bariatric surgery
free survival
type diabetes
gastric bypass
phase ii
current status
skeletal muscle
open label
study protocol
obese patients
glycemic control