Evaluating the influence of sarcopenia and myosteatosis on clinical outcomes in gastric cancer patients undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor
Gui-Ming Deng, Hai-Bin Song, Zhong-Ze Du, Ying-Wei Xue, Hong-Jiang Song, Yuan-Zhou Li
Gui-Ming Deng, Hai-Bin Song, Zhong-Ze Du, Ying-Wei Xue, Hong-Jiang Song, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China
Yuan-Zhou Li, Department of Radiology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China
Co-first authors: Gui-Ming Deng and Hai-Bin Song.
Co-corresponding authors: Hong-Jiang Song and Yuan-Zhou Li.
Author contributions: Deng GM and Song HB contributed equally to this work; Deng GM, Song HB, Du ZZ, Xue YW, Song HJ and Li YZ designed the research study; Deng GM, Song HB, Du ZZ and Li YZ performed the research; Xue YW, Song HJ and Li YZ provided data and funding for the experiment; Deng GM and Song HB analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no competing financial interests.
Data sharing statement: The material supporting the conclusion of this article has been included within the article.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Yuan-Zhou Li, PhD, Professor, Department of Radiology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, No. 150 Haping Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China. 830667@hrbmu.edu.cn
Received: December 20, 2023
Peer-review started: December 20, 2023
First decision: January 6, 2024
Revised: January 16, 2024
Accepted: February 1, 2024
Article in press: February 1, 2024
Published online: February 28, 2024