Federica Medici, Martina Ferioli, Silvia Cammelli, Ludovica Forlani, Viola Laghi, Johnny Ma, Savino Cilla, Milly Buwenge, Gabriella Macchia, Francesco Deodato, Maria Vadalà, Claudio Malizia, Luca Tagliaferri, Anna Myriam Perrone, Pierandrea De Iaco, Lidia Strigari, Alberto Bazzocchi, Stefania Rizzo, Alessandra Arcelli, Alessio Giuseppe Morganti
Locally advanced cervical cancer represents a significant treatment challenge. Body composition parameters such as body mass index, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity, defined by sarcopenia and BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 , have been identified as potential prognostic factors, yet their overall impact remains underexplored. This study assessed the relationship between these anthropometric parameters alongside clinical prognostic factors on the prognosis of 173 cervical cancer patients. Survival outcomes in terms of local control (LC), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS) were analyzed using Kaplan regression methods-Meier and Cox...
February 25, 2024: Cancers