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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2021; 13(3): 161-173
Published online Mar 15, 2021. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i3.161
Published online Mar 15, 2021. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i3.161
Low body mass index is an independent predictor of poor long-term prognosis among patients with resectable gastric cancer
Shuai Ma, Hao Liu, Fu-Hai Ma, Yang Li, Peng Jin, Hai-Tao Hu, Wen-Zhe Kang, Wei-Kun Li, Jian-Ping Xiong, Yan-Tao Tian, Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
Author contributions: Tian YT performed study conception and design; Ma S, Liu H, Ma FH, Li Y, Jin P, Hu HT, Kang WZ, Li WK and Xiong JP performed acquisition of data; Ma S and Tian YT performed analysis and interpretation of data; Ma S performed drafting of the manuscript; Ma S, Liu H, Ma FH and Tian YT performed critical revision; Tian YT provided final approval.
Supported by Capital’s Funds for Health Improvement and Research , No. CFH: 2018-2-4022 .
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the National Cancer Center Hospital.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Yan-Tao Tian, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 17 Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100021, China. tianyantao@cicams.ac.cn
Received: November 22, 2020
Peer-review started: November 22, 2020
First decision: December 17, 2020
Revised: December 31, 2020
Accepted: February 4, 2021
Article in press: February 4, 2021
Published online: March 15, 2021
Peer-review started: November 22, 2020
First decision: December 17, 2020
Revised: December 31, 2020
Accepted: February 4, 2021
Article in press: February 4, 2021
Published online: March 15, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: The association between body mass index (BMI) and clinical outcomes remains unclear among patients with resectable gastric cancer. The findings of this study suggest that low BMI may result in unfavorable long-term outcomes among patients with resectable gastric cancer. The factor associated with poor overall survival based on multivariate analysis was low BMI, rather than high BMI.