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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Feb 17.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Dec 18;22(7):2416–2423. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-4285-2

Table 4A.

Overall, Progression-Free, and Disease-Free Survival (in Months) for Planned Subgroup Analyses

Patient Status OS PFS DFS



Deaths/n Median (95% CI) P-Value Events/n Median (95% CI) P-Value Events/n Median (95% CI) P-Value

All Patients 78/89 17.2 (14.4, 21.3) 78/89 11.2 (8.7, 13.8) 46/57 11.0 (8.5, 15.8)

Pretreatment BMI 0.47 0.35 0.68
Normal/Underweight 32/37 20.9 (14.2, 35.4) 32/37 13.8 (8.7, 18.1) 21/26 11.2 (8.5, 27.0)
Overweight/Obese 46/52 16.0 (13.2, 19.4) 46/52 10.9 (5.8, 12.8) 25/31 9.7 (7.1, 15.6)

Pretreatment Sarcopenia 0.08 0.20 0.13
Yes 42/46 16.8 (12.8, 20.9) 42/46 10.6 (6.4, 14.2) 25/29 9.8 (7.5, 15.6)
No 31/38 20.4 (14.9, 40.7) 31/38 12.6 (6.5, 17.8) 18/25 20.2 (7.6, 75.0)

Pretreatment Sarcopenia and Overweight/Obese 0.04 0.11 0.54
Yes 19/21 12.9 (10.0, 17.1) 19/21 6.5 (5.4, 12.0) 8/10 8.6 (0.1, 15.6)
No 57/66 20.7 (15.1, 28.5) 57/66 12.6 (9.4, 14.9) 37/46 11.2 (8.5, 20.2)

Post-treatment Sarcopenia 0.30 0.89 0.38
Yes 45/51 17.1 (12.9, 23.5) 45/51 12.0 (6.7, 14.2) 28/34 10.5 (7.3, 15.6)
No 30/35 19.4 (14.9, 35.4) 30/35 11.0 (5.7, 14.9) 16/21 20.0 (7.6, 27.0)

Weight Loss 0.14 0.34 0.39
Yes 49/54 16.0 (13.2, 19.4) 49/54 11.0 (7.5, 12.9) 28/33 11.0 (7.1, 15.8)
No 27/33 21.3 (13.8, 37.9) 27/33 12.6 (6.1, 15.4) 17/23 11.5 (7.6, 33.2)

Pre/Post-treatment Sarcopenia 0.46 0.56 0.40
No/No 25/30 20.4 (14.9, 44.4) 25/30 11.3 (5.7, 24.5) 13/18 22.3 (7.6, 75.0)
No/Yes 6/8 22.5 (5.4, NR) 6/8 14.6 (5.4, NR) 5/7 12.1 (0.4, NR)
Yes/No 4/4 25.1 (9.1, 55.9) 4/4 10.6 (4.4, 23.9) 3/3 9.5 (0.1, 20.0)
Yes/Yes 36/40 16.7 (12.8, 20.9) 36/40 10.6 (6.5, 14.0) 21/25 10.0 (7.5, 15.8)

HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)

Adjusted SKM
Pretreatment 73/84 0.99 (0.97, 1.02) 0.47 73/84 1.00 (0.97, 1.03) 0.93 43/54 1.01 (0.97, 1.04) 0.75
Post-treatment 75/86 0.99 (0.96, 1.01) 0.29 75/86 0.99 (0.97, 1.02) 0.71 44/55 1.00 (0.96, 1.03) 0.84
Difference* 71/82 0.95 (0.88, 1.03) 0.22 71/82 0.95 (0.88, 1.03) 0.19 42/53 0.89 (0.80, 1.00) 0.04
Percent Difference 71/82 0.98 (0.94, 1.01) 0.24 71/82 0.98 (0.94, 1.02) 0.25 42/53 0.95 (0.90, 1.01) 0.08

Adjusted VAT
Pretreatment 73/84 1.01 (1.00, 1.01) 0.09 73/84 1.01 (1.00, 1.01) 0.10 43/54 1.01 (1.00, 1.02) 0.14
Post-treatment 75/86 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) 0.96 75/86 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) 0.74 44/55 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) 0.53
Difference* 71/82 0.97 (0.95, 0.99) 0.001 71/82 0.98 (0.96, 0.99) 0.01 42/53 0.98 (0.95, 1.00) 0.07
Percent Difference 71/82 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) 0.37 71/82 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) 0.38 42/53 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) 0.63

OS=Overall Survival; PFS=Progression-Free Survival; DFS=Disease-Free Survival; CI=Confidence Interval; NR=Median or CI limit is Not Reached

*

The difference was calculated as the difference between post- minus pre-treatment measures. Positive values mean patients gained SKM following treatment. For example, an increase of one unit indicates either a gain of one unit or a smaller loss by one unit.