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Decreased body mass index is associated with impaired survival in lung cancer patients with brain metastases: A retrospective analysis of 624 patients

Authors :
P. Heicappell
U. Dieckmann
Franziska Schlieter
Rupert Bartsch
Anna S. Berghoff
Brigitte Gatterbauer
Matthias Preusser
Christoph C. Zielinski
Peter Birner
Lisa Füreder
Herbert H. Watzke
Sophie Schur
Eva Katharina Masel
Georg Widhalm
Source :
European Journal of Cancer Care. 26:e12707
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2017.

Abstract

Body mass index (BMI) is a prognostic factor in several cancer types. We investigated the prognostic role of BMI in a large patient cohort with newly diagnosed lung cancer brain metastases (BM) between 1990 and 2013. BMI at diagnosis of BM and graded prognostic assessment (GPA) were calculated. Definitions were underweight (BMI

Details

ISSN :
09615423
Volume :
26
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
European Journal of Cancer Care
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....a60ac85c5a545081c3a1d676ba017d81
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12707