Shinya Takaoka, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Naminatsu Takahara, Kei Saito, Go Endo, Ryunosuke Hakuta, Kota Ishida, Kazunaga Ishigaki, Sachiko Kanai, Kohei Kurihara, Hiroki Oyama, Tomotaka Saito, Tatsuya Sato, Tatsunori Suzuki, Yukari Suzuki, Shuichi Tange, Yurie Tokito, Ryosuke Tateishi, Yousuke Nakai, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro
BACKGROUND: Studies have demonstrated a prognostic role of sarcopenia (i.e., loss of skeletal muscle volume and functionality) in patients with various cancer types. In patients with biliary tract cancer, the quantity and quality of skeletal muscles and their serial changes have not been fully investigated in relation to survival outcomes. METHODS: We identified 386 patients with unresectable or recurrent biliary tract cancer and calculated skeletal muscle index (SMI) and skeletal muscle density (SMD) to estimate muscular quantity and quality, respectively, based on computed tomography images...
February 6, 2024: International Journal of Clinical Oncology