Association of Underweight and Weight Loss With Poor Prognosis and Poor Therapy Effectiveness in Brain Metastases: A Retrospective Study

Association of Underweight and Weight Loss With Poor Prognosis and Poor Therapy Effectiveness in Brain Metastases: A Retrospective Study

BackgroundThe prognostic role of body mass index (BMI) in patients with brain metastases is controversial. We aim to investigate the impact of BMI on prognosis and anti-cancer therapy effectiveness in brain metastases.MethodsPatients diagnosed with brain metastases between Oct 2010 and July 2019 wer...

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Main Authors: Yan He, Yu Zhang, Weelic Chong, Yiyan Pei, Renjie Zhang, Zheran Liu, Jiayi Yu, Xingchen Peng, Fang Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
brain metastases
body mass index–BMI
overall survival (OS)
underweight
anti-cancer therapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.851629/full

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