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Impact of sarcopenia on treatment tolerance in United States veterans with diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma treated with CHOP‐based chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Xiao Daphne Y.,
Luo Suhong,
O'Brian Katiuscia,
Ganti Arun,
Riedell Peter,
Sanfilippo Kristen M.,
Lynch Ryan C.,
Liu Weijian,
Carson Kenneth R.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.24465
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , diffuse large b cell lymphoma , febrile neutropenia , prednisone , confidence interval , odds ratio , retrospective cohort study , vincristine , rituximab , neutropenia , chemotherapy , surgery , lymphoma , cyclophosphamide
While sarcopenia has been associated with decreased overall survival in diffuse large B‐cell (DLBCL) patients, the impact of sarcopenia on treatment tolerance has not been well‐studied. We evaluated the association of sarcopenia with febrile neutropenia hospitalization, treatment‐related mortality, and ability to complete standard number of cycles in a retrospective cohort of United States veterans diagnosed with DLBCL between 1998 and 2008 and treated with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone, with or without rituximab. Baseline body composition parameters were evaluated using computed tomography analysis. In total, 522 patients were included in the study, of whom 245 (47%) had baseline sarcopenia. After controlling for other variables, baseline sarcopenia was independently associated with increased risk of febrile neutropenia hospitalization (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) 1.64, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01–2.65) and inability to complete standard number of treatment cycles (aOR 1.49, 95% CI 1.02–2.16) compared with no baseline sarcopenia. There was a non‐statistically significant trend toward higher treatment‐related mortality in sarcopenic patients than non‐sarcopenic patients (aOR 1.77, 95% CI 0.92–3.41). Sarcopenia is associated with increased risk of treatment intolerance and may be useful in guiding treatment planning and supportive care measures. Am. J. Hematol. 91:1002–1007, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.