Body Composition as a Comorbidity-Independent Predictor of Survival following Nephroureterectomy for Urothelial Cancer of the Upper Urinary Tract

Author:

Pickl Christoph,Engelmann Simon,Girtner Florian,Gužvić MiodragORCID,van Rhijn Bas W. G.,Hartmann Valerie,Holbach Sonja,Kälble Sebastian,Haas Maximilian,Rosenhammer Bernd,Breyer Johannes,Burger Maximilian,Mayr Roman

Abstract

Radical nephroureterectomy (NUE) is the gold standard treatment for high-risk urothelial cancer of the upper urinary tract (UTUC). Besides sarcopenia and frailty, fat distribution is moving increasingly into focus. Components of body composition were assessed in patients undergoing NUE due to UTUC. The study cohort included 142 patients. By using CT-based measurements, the skeletal muscle index (SMI), subcutaneous adipose tissue index (SATI), and visceral adipose tissue index (VATI) were measured at the height of the third lumbar vertebra. Overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were estimated using univariable und multivariable Cox regression models. The prevalence of sarcopenia in the study population (n = 142) was 37%. OS and CSS were significantly reduced in sarcopenic patients. In the multivariable cox regression analysis, including age, ACE-27, T-stage, R-stage, LVI and necrosis, sarcopenia remained a significant risk factor of OS (HR, 1.77; 95% CI 1.02–3.07; p = 0.042) and CSS (HR, 2.17; 95% CI 1.18–3.99; p = 0.012). High visceral adipose tissue seems to be protective, although not statistically significant. Sarcopenia is a comorbidity-independent risk factor in patients who underwent NUE due to UTUC. Visceral fat represents a potentially protective factor. These results suggest that specific factors of body composition can be used for better risk stratification.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Cancer Research,Oncology

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