Effect of body tissue composition on the outcome of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.

Obesity and sarcopenia have been reported to affect outcomes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). We analyzed prospective data from 52 patients with non-oncogene driven metastatic NSCLC treated with ICIs. Body tissue composition was ca...

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Main Authors: Dimitrios Makrakis, Konstantinos Rounis, Alexandros-Pantelis Tsigkas, Alexandra Georgiou, Nikolaos Galanakis, George Tsakonas, Simon Ekman, Chara Papadaki, Alexia Monastirioti, Meropi Kontogianni, Ioannis Gioulbasanis, Dimitris Mavroudis, Sofia Agelaki
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277708
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author Dimitrios Makrakis
Konstantinos Rounis
Alexandros-Pantelis Tsigkas
Alexandra Georgiou
Nikolaos Galanakis
George Tsakonas
Simon Ekman
Chara Papadaki
Alexia Monastirioti
Meropi Kontogianni
Ioannis Gioulbasanis
Dimitris Mavroudis
Sofia Agelaki
author_facet Dimitrios Makrakis
Konstantinos Rounis
Alexandros-Pantelis Tsigkas
Alexandra Georgiou
Nikolaos Galanakis
George Tsakonas
Simon Ekman
Chara Papadaki
Alexia Monastirioti
Meropi Kontogianni
Ioannis Gioulbasanis
Dimitris Mavroudis
Sofia Agelaki
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description Obesity and sarcopenia have been reported to affect outcomes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). We analyzed prospective data from 52 patients with non-oncogene driven metastatic NSCLC treated with ICIs. Body tissue composition was calculated by measuring the fat and muscle densities at the level of 3rd lumbar vertebra in each patient computed tomography scan before ICI initiation using sliceOmatic tomovision. We converted the densities to indices [Intramuscular Fat Index (IMFI), Visceral Fat Index (VFI), Subcutaneous Fat Index (SFI), Lumbar Skeletal Muscle Index (LSMI)] by dividing them by height in meters squared. Patients were dichotomized based on their baseline IMFI, VFI and SFI according to their gender-specific median value. The cut-offs that were set for LMSI values were 55 cm2/m2 for males and 39 cm2/m2 for females. SFI distribution was significantly higher (p = 0.040) in responders compared to non-responders. None of the other variables affected response rates. Low LSMI HR: 2.90 (95% CI: 1.261-6.667, p = 0.012) and low SFI: 2.20 (95% CI: 1.114-4.333, p = 0.023) values predicted for inferior OS. VFI and IMFI values did not affect survival. Subcutaneous adipose and skeletal muscle tissue composition significantly affected immunotherapy outcomes in our cohort.
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spelling doaj.art-b70a2b3772264cf5ae57cb9b6377d3972023-02-17T05:32:28ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01182e027770810.1371/journal.pone.0277708Effect of body tissue composition on the outcome of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.Dimitrios MakrakisKonstantinos RounisAlexandros-Pantelis TsigkasAlexandra GeorgiouNikolaos GalanakisGeorge TsakonasSimon EkmanChara PapadakiAlexia MonastiriotiMeropi KontogianniIoannis GioulbasanisDimitris MavroudisSofia AgelakiObesity and sarcopenia have been reported to affect outcomes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). We analyzed prospective data from 52 patients with non-oncogene driven metastatic NSCLC treated with ICIs. Body tissue composition was calculated by measuring the fat and muscle densities at the level of 3rd lumbar vertebra in each patient computed tomography scan before ICI initiation using sliceOmatic tomovision. We converted the densities to indices [Intramuscular Fat Index (IMFI), Visceral Fat Index (VFI), Subcutaneous Fat Index (SFI), Lumbar Skeletal Muscle Index (LSMI)] by dividing them by height in meters squared. Patients were dichotomized based on their baseline IMFI, VFI and SFI according to their gender-specific median value. The cut-offs that were set for LMSI values were 55 cm2/m2 for males and 39 cm2/m2 for females. SFI distribution was significantly higher (p = 0.040) in responders compared to non-responders. None of the other variables affected response rates. Low LSMI HR: 2.90 (95% CI: 1.261-6.667, p = 0.012) and low SFI: 2.20 (95% CI: 1.114-4.333, p = 0.023) values predicted for inferior OS. VFI and IMFI values did not affect survival. Subcutaneous adipose and skeletal muscle tissue composition significantly affected immunotherapy outcomes in our cohort.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277708
spellingShingle Dimitrios Makrakis
Konstantinos Rounis
Alexandros-Pantelis Tsigkas
Alexandra Georgiou
Nikolaos Galanakis
George Tsakonas
Simon Ekman
Chara Papadaki
Alexia Monastirioti
Meropi Kontogianni
Ioannis Gioulbasanis
Dimitris Mavroudis
Sofia Agelaki
Effect of body tissue composition on the outcome of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.
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title Effect of body tissue composition on the outcome of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.
title_full Effect of body tissue composition on the outcome of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.
title_fullStr Effect of body tissue composition on the outcome of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.
title_full_unstemmed Effect of body tissue composition on the outcome of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.
title_short Effect of body tissue composition on the outcome of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.
title_sort effect of body tissue composition on the outcome of patients with metastatic non small cell lung cancer treated with pd 1 pd l1 inhibitors
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277708
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