Baseline skeletal muscle density and adverse outcomes during chemotherapy for early breast cancer.

Authors

Gabriel Aleixo

Gabriel Aleixo

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Gabriel Aleixo , Allison Mary Deal , Kirsten A. Nyrop , Hyman B. Muss , Grant Richard Williams , Emily Damone , Hyeon Yu , Shlomit S. Shachar

Organizations

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, Department of Radiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Research Funding

Other
Supported by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (New York; Principal Investigator: Hyman Muss) and the Kay Yow Foundation (Raleigh, North Carolina; Principal Investigator: Hyman Muss)

Background: Skeletal Muscle Density (SMD) is the amount of fat infiltration in the muscle, Low SMD (myosteatosis), is associated with chemotherapy toxicity in women with breast cancer (BC); however, cut points are not consistent across studies. We investigated the association of alternative cut-points for low SMD at BC diagnosis and adverse outcomes during chemotherapy in women with early BC. Methods: This is a retrospective chart review. Axial CT images were evaluated at the L3 level to calculate average SMD in Hounsfield Units (HU). Three cut points (Table) classified patients as low versus normal SMD. T-test was used to calculate the relative risk (RR) for adverse events. Results: In 340 patients, the mean age was 51. Table shows RR for three adverse events (dose reduction, early treatment discontinuation, hospitalization) for each of the three cut points. Conclusions: All three cut-points described in the literature are reliable for stratification of patients with EBC for myosteatosis and associated chemotherapy-related adverse events.

Alternative cut-points for low compared to normal SMD univariate analysis.

Normal SMD > 41 HU and BMI < 25 kg/m2
Or
Normal SMD > 33 HU and BMI > 25 kg/m2
(Martin 2013)
N = 180
Low SMD < 41 HU and BMI < 25 kg/m2
Or
Low SMD < 33 HU and BMI > 25 kg/m2
N = 160
RRp valueNormal SMD > 37.8 HU
(Caan 2018)
N = 205
Low SMD < 37.8 HU
N = 135
RRp valueNormal SMD > 32.5 HU
(Caan 2018)
N = 211
Low SMD < 32.5HU
N = 129
RRp value
Dose reduction24 (13%)43 (27%)2.04
(1.30-3.21)
.00221(16%)46 (23%)1.45
(.91-2.32)
.1234 (16%)33 (26%)1.6
(1.04-2.44)
.03
Early treatment discontinuation14 (8%)23 (15%)1.89
(1.01-3.54)
.0512 (9%)25 (12%)1.39
(.72-2.67)
.3215 (7%)22 (17%)2.43
(1.31-4.51)
.006
Hospitalization27 (15%)43 (22%)1.66
(.93-2.31)
.0915(11%)47 (23%)2.07
(1.21-3.55)
.00832 (15%)30 (23%)1.55
(.99-2.42)
.06
Adverse events52(29%)76 (48%)1.64
(1.24-2.18)
.000537 (27%)91 (44%)1.62
(1.18-2.22)
.00364 (30%)64 (50%)1.64
(1.25-2.14)
.0003

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Breast Cancer - Local/Regional/Adjuvant

Track

Breast Cancer

Sub Track

Adjuvant Therapy

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38: 2020 (suppl; abstr e12506)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.e12506

Abstract #

e12506

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