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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 6/2024

20-01-2024 | Sarcopenia | Thoracic Oncology

Impact of Skeletal Muscle Loss and Sarcopenia on Outcomes of Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer during Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation

Authors: Xin Xiao, MD, Pin-Hao Fang, MD, Jian-Feng Zhou, MD, Xiao-Kun Li, MD, Qi-Xin Shang, MD, Yu-Shang Yang, MD, Si-Yuan Luan, MD, Long-Qi Chen, MD, PhD, Yong Yuan, MD, PhD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 6/2024

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Abstract

Background

The impact of changes in skeletal muscle and sarcopenia on outcomes during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACR) for patients with esophageal cancer remains controversial.

Patients and Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the data of patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell cancer who received NACR followed by esophagectomy between June 2013 and December 2021. The images at third lumbar vertebra were analyzed to measure the cross-sectional area and calculate skeletal muscle index (SMI) before and after NACR. SMI less than 52.4 cm2/m2 for men and less than 38.5 cm2/m2 for women were defined as sarcopenia. The nonlinearity of the effect of percent changes in SMI (ΔSMI%) to survival outcomes was assessed by restricted cubic splines.

Results

Overall, data of 367 patients were analyzed. The survival outcomes between sarcopenia and non-sarcopenia groups had no significant differences before NACR. However, patients in post-NACR sarcopenia group showed poor overall survival (OS) benefit (P = 0.016) and poor disease-free survival (DFS) (P = 0.043). Severe postoperative complication rates were 11.9% in post-NACR sarcopenia group and 5.0% in post-NACR non-sarcopenia group (P = 0.019). There was a significant non-linear relationship between ΔSMI% and survival outcomes (P < 0.05 for non-linear). On the multivariable analysis of OS, ΔSMI% > 12% was the independent prognostic factor (HR 1.76, 95% CI 1.03–2.99, P = 0.039) and significant difference was also found on DFS analysis (P = 0.025).

Conclusions

Patients with post-neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy sarcopenia have worse survival and adverse short-term outcomes. Moreover, greater loss in SMI is associated with increased risks of death and disease progression during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, with maximum impact noted with SMI loss greater than 12%.
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Metadata
Title
Impact of Skeletal Muscle Loss and Sarcopenia on Outcomes of Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer during Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation
Authors
Xin Xiao, MD
Pin-Hao Fang, MD
Jian-Feng Zhou, MD
Xiao-Kun Li, MD
Qi-Xin Shang, MD
Yu-Shang Yang, MD
Si-Yuan Luan, MD
Long-Qi Chen, MD, PhD
Yong Yuan, MD, PhD
Publication date
20-01-2024
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 6/2024
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-024-14936-3

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