Impact of Body Mass Index on 5-Year Survival Rates in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer survival is associated with body mass index (BMI). However, the impact of patients' baseline characteristics on allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) outcomes remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the baseline clinical factors associated with 5-year survival rates in patients undergoing allo-HSCT.

Material and methods

This was a retrospective exploratory observational study. Patients (n = 113, 52 women; average age: 55 years) who underwent allo-HSCT at the Division of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Shizuoka Cancer Center, between January 2008 and March 2015, were included in the present study.

Results

Patients with low BMI (<18.5 kg/m²) had significantly lower 5-year survival rates than those with

SUBMITTER: Aoyama T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9549105 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature