Open AccessAssociation of Muscle and Adiposity Measured by Computed Tomography With Survival in Patients With Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer
Author(s) -
Bette J. Caan,
Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano,
Carla M. Prado,
Stacey Alexeeff,
Candyce H. Kroenke,
Patrick T. Bradshaw,
Charles P. Quesenberry,
Erin Weltzien,
Adrienne Castillo,
Taiwo A. Olobatuyi,
Wendy Y. Chen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.846
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2374-2445
pISSN - 2374-2437
DOI - 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.0137
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcopenia , breast cancer , hazard ratio , body mass index , cancer , proportional hazards model , oncology , confidence interval
Sarcopenia (low muscle mass), poor muscle quality (low muscle radiodensity), and excess adiposity derived from computed tomography (CT) has been related to higher mortality in patients with metastatic breast cancer, but the association with prognosis in patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer is unknown.
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