ReviewBritish journal of cancer2024
Body composition and cancer survival: a narrative review.
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- Morphomics, Survival, and Metabolites in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- PET/CT-derived whole-body composition and survival in resectable NSCLC: double machine learning-based adjusted association analysis of intermuscular adiposity burden and sex-specific metabolic phenotypes.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026Article
- Skeletal muscle radiodensity as an automated survival predictor in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer undergoing PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026Article
- CT-derived body composition predicts futile upfront resection in pancreatic cancer: a multicenter study.European radiology · 2026Article
- Predictive Value of CT-Derived Skeletal Muscle Metrics for Pathologic Complete Response in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.European journal of breast health · 2026Article
- Prognostic value of automated computed tomography body composition in hepatocellular carcinoma: a volumetric versus single-slice comparison.Journal of liver cancer · 2026Article
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- Metabolic adaptations of the tumor macroenvironment and their role in cancer progression and survivorship.Genes & development · 2026Review
- A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Investigation of Cervical Spine Muscle Characteristics After Concussion: Identifying Return-to-Play Clearance and Subsequent Injury Prognosis.Journal of child neurology · 2026Article
- Patterns of Body Composition Changes and Their Predictors During Cancer Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Adult Oncology Patients With Varying Baseline Nutritional Status at a Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
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- From Pixels to Prediction: Reviewing the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Body Composition Analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2026Review
- CT-based body composition and its change through time in relation to outcomes in participants screened for lung cancer.EBioMedicine · 2026Article
- The Missing Link: Improving Cancer Outcomes Through a Structured Nutritional Quality Improvement Program.Cureus · 2026Article
- Effects of Multicomponent Versus Aerobic Training on Body Composition, Physical Fitness, Psychological Health, and Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors: A 24-Week Randomized Controlled Trial.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- When adipose meets inflammation: a novel adiposity-inflammation signature predicts prognosis and chemotherapy benefit in locally advanced gastric cancer.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026Article
- Body composition radiomics combined with machine learning for early recurrence prediction in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma following curative surgery: A Multi-Center study.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026Article
- Association of CT-assessed sarcopenia and the development of immune-related adverse events and overall survival: a multistate survival analysis.Translational lung cancer research · 2026Article
- DXA-Derived Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Mortality.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- Incidence of cardiotoxicity assessed with CZT-ERNA in patients undergoing contemporary cancer therapy: a 12-year real-world experience.Cardio-oncology (London, England) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Interest in understanding the relationship between body composition and cancer survival has remained strong for decades, with a number of recent systematic reviews on the topic. However, the current state of evidence is based on heterogeneous exposure definitions based on anthropometry, yielding inconsistent findings with regard to this association. Recently the field has taken an exciting direction with the application of radiological assessments to measure specific aspects of body composition, yet reconciliation of findings from these modern assessment tools with those from the historic use of anthropometric data proves challenging. In this paper, I briefly review the biological basis for a link between body composition and cancer survival and summarize the epidemiological evidence with consideration to specific exposure measures. As enthusiasm is building around novel assessments, I conclude with a discussion of issues that researchers should be aware of when interpreting results from these new modalities.
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