Anthropometric Changes in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Preoperative Therapy and Pancreatoduodenectomy

Jordan M. Cloyd, Graciela M. Nogueras-González, Laura R. Prakash, Maria Q.B. Petzel, Nathan H. Parker, An T. Ngo-Huang, David Fogelman, Jason W. Denbo, Naveen Garg, Michael P. Kim, Jeffrey E. Lee, Ching Wei D. Tzeng, Jason B. Fleming, Matthew H.G. Katz

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Abstract

Background: The changes in body composition that occur in response to therapy for localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and during the early survivorship period, as well as their clinical significance, are poorly understood. Methods: One hundred twenty-seven consecutive patients with PDAC who received preoperative therapy followed by pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) at a single institution between 2009 and 2012 were longitudinally evaluated. Changes in skeletal muscle (SKM), visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) were measured on serial computed tomography images obtained upon presentation, prior to pancreatectomy, and approximately 3 and 12 months after surgery. Results: Prior to therapy, patients’ mean baseline BMI was 26.5 ± 4.7 kg/m2 and 63.0% met radiographic criteria for sarcopenia. During a mean 5.4 ± 2.3 months of preoperative therapy, minimal changes in SKM (− 0.5 ± 7.8%, p > 0.05), VAT (− 1.8 ± 62.6%, p < 0.001), and SAT (− 4.8 ± 27.7%, p < 0.001) were observed. In contrast, clinically significant changes were observed on postoperative CT compared to baseline anthropometry: SKM − 4.1 ± 10.7%, VAT − 38.7 ± 30.2%, and SAT − 24.1 ± 22.6% (all p < 0.001) and these changes persisted at one year following PD. While anthropometric changes during preoperative therapy were not independently associated with survival, SKM gain between the postoperative period and one-year follow-up was associated with improved overall survival (OR 0.50, 95% CI 0.29–0.87). Conclusions: In contrast to the minor changes that occur during preoperative therapy for PDAC, significant losses in key anthropometric parameters tend to occur over the first year following PD. Ongoing SKM loss in the postoperative period may represent an early marker for worse outcomes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)703-712
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2018

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Financial Support This work was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute under award number P30CA016672 (used the Clinical Trials Support Resource and the Biostatistics Resource Group). Additional support provided by the Knox Family fund.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.

Keywords

  • Body composition
  • Neoadjuvant therapy
  • Pancreatectomy
  • Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
  • Pancreatoduodenectomy
  • Whipple

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