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SynthesisGastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association2019

Body composition assessment and sarcopenia in patients with gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sivesh K Kamarajah, James Bundred, Benjamin H L Tan

Erratum issuedOpen access · bronzeAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 125 papers, 16 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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125citing papers in PubMed, 16 pooled it
13.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

125 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 248 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Prevalence and clinical implications of sarcopenia in breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  9. Benefits of weight loss programs for breast cancer survivors: a systematic reviews and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  18. Body weight loss as a prognostic and predictive factor in previously treated patients with metastatic gastric cancer: post hoc analyses of the randomized phase III TAGS trial.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2023
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  19. Identification of patients at risk for poor survival among those with normal skeletal muscle mass: a multicenter retrospective validation study in gastric cancer.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026
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65 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sivesh K KamarajahDepartment of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2748-0011
James BundredDepartment of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Benjamin H L TanDepartment of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. benjamin.tan@uhb.nhs.uk.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThere has recently been increased interest in the assessment of body composition in patients with gastric cancer for the purpose of prognostication. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to evaluate the current literature on body composition assessment in patients with gastric cancer and its impact on peri-operative outcomes.

methodsA systematic literature search was conducted for studies reporting assessment of body composition in patients with gastric cancers. Meta-analysis of postoperative outcomes (overall and major complications, anastomotic leaks, pulmonary complications) and survival was performed using random effects models.

resultsThirty-nine studies reported the assessment of body composition in 8402 patients. Methods used to assess body composition in patients with gastric cancers were computerized tomography (n = 26), bioelectrical impedance analysis (n = 9), and dual-energy-X-ray-absorptiometry (n = 3). Only 21 studies reported the impact of pre-operative sarcopenia on post-operative outcomes. Sarcopenic patients have significantly higher rates of postoperative major complications (n = 12, OR 1.67, CI

conclusionsAssessment of body composition has the potential to become a clinically useful tool that could support decision-making in patients with gastric cancer. However, variation in methods of assessing and reporting body composition in this patient group limits assessment of current post-operative outcomes.

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Body CompositionSarcopeniaStomach NeoplasmsHumansPrognosisRisk FactorsBody compositionGastrectomyGastric CancerOutcomesSarcopeniaSurvival

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