Merel R. Aberle , Mariëlle M.E. Coolsen , Gilles Wenmaekers , Leroy Volmer , Ralph Brecheisen , David van Dijk , Leonard Wee , Ronald M. Van Dam , Judith de Vos-Geelen , Sander S. Rensen , Steven W.M. Olde Damink
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Abstract
Background
Patients with advanced-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are regularly treated with FOLFIRINOX, a chemotherapy regimen based on 5-fluorouracil, irinotecan and oxaliplatin, which is associated with high toxicity. Dosing of FOLFIRINOX is based on body surface area, risking under- or overdosing caused by altered pharmacokinetics due to interindividual differences in body composition. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between body composition and treatment toxicity in advanced stage PDAC patients treated with FOLFIRINOX.
Methods
Data from patients treated at the Maastricht University Medical Centre + between 2012 and 2020 were collected retrospectively (n = 65). Skeletal muscle-, visceral adipose tissue, subcutaneous adipose tissue-, (SM-Index, VAT-Index, SAT-Index resp.) and Skeletal Muscle Radiation Attenuation (SM-RA) were calculated after segmentation of computed tomography (CT) images at the third lumbar level using a validated deep learning method. Lean body mass (LBM) was estimated using SM-Index. Toxicities were scored and grade 3-4 adverse events were considered dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs).
Results
Sixty-seven DLTs were reported during the median follow-up of 51.4 (95%CI 39.2–63.7) weeks. Patients who experienced at least one DLT had significantly higher dose intensity per LBM for all separate cytotoxics of FOLFIRINOX. Independent prognostic factors for the number of DLTs per cycle were: sarcopenia (β = 0.292; 95%CI 0.013 to 0.065; p = 0.013), SM-Index change (% per 30 days, β = −0.045; 95%CI −0.079 to −0.011; p = 0.011), VAT-Index change (% per 30 days, β = −0.006; 95%CI −0.012 to 0.000; p = 0.040) between diagnosis and the first follow-up CT scan, and cumulative relative dose intensity >80 % (β = −0.315; 95 % CI −0.543 to −0.087; p = 0.008).
Conclusion
Sarcopenia and early muscle and fat wasting during FOLFIRINOX treatment were associated with treatment-related toxicity, warranting exploration of body composition guided personalized dosing of chemotherapeutics to limit DLTs.
期刊介绍:
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN is an electronic-only journal and is an official publication of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN). Nutrition and nutritional care have gained wide clinical and scientific interest during the past decades. The increasing knowledge of metabolic disturbances and nutritional assessment in chronic and acute diseases has stimulated rapid advances in design, development and clinical application of nutritional support. The aims of ESPEN are to encourage the rapid diffusion of knowledge and its application in the field of clinical nutrition and metabolism. Published bimonthly, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN focuses on publishing articles on the relationship between nutrition and disease in the setting of basic science and clinical practice. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN is available to all members of ESPEN and to all subscribers of Clinical Nutrition.