Body composition measures as a determinant of Alpelisib related toxicity

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BACKGROUND: Body composition has emerged as an important prognostic factor in patients treated with cancer. Severe depletion of skeletal muscle, sarcopenia, has been associated with poor performance status and worse oncological outcomes. We studied patients with metastatic breast cancer receiving alpelisib, to determine if sarcopenia and additional body composition measures accounting for muscle and adiposity are associated with toxicity.

METHODS: A retrospective observational analysis was conducted, including 38 women with metastatic breast cancer and a PIK3CA mutation, treated with alpelisib as advanced line of therapy. Sarcopenia was determined by measuring skeletal muscle cross-sectional area at the third lumbar vertebra using computerized tomography. Various body composition metrics were assessed along with drug toxicity, dose reductions, treatment discontinuation, hospitalizations, time to treatment failure and overall survival.

RESULTS: Sarcopenia was observed in half of the patients (n = 19, 50%), spanning normal weight, overweight, and obese individuals. Among the body composition measures, lower skeletal muscle density (SMD) was associated with an increased risk of treatment-related hyperglycaemia (P = 0.03). Additionally, lower visceral adipose tissue (VAT) was associated with alpelisib-induced rash (P = 0.04) and hospitalizations (P = 0.04). Notably, alpelisib treatment discontinuation was not impacted by alpelisib toxicity.

CONCLUSION: Body composition measures, specifically SMD and VAT may provide an opportunity to identify patients at higher risk for severe alpelisib related hyperglycemia, and cutaneous toxicity. These findings suggest the potential use of body composition assessment to caution toxicity risk, allowing for personalized therapeutic observation and intervention.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Breast cancer research and treatment - (2024) vom: 07. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shachar, Eliya [VerfasserIn]
Raphael, Ari [VerfasserIn]
Katz, Uriel [VerfasserIn]
Kessner, Rivka [VerfasserIn]
Shachar, Shlomit Strulov [VerfasserIn]

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Adipose tissue
Alpelisib
Hyperglycemia
Journal Article
Metastatic breast cancer
Muscle attenuation
Sarcopenia
Skeletal muscle gauge
Skeletal muscle index
Survival
Toxicity

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Date Revised 07.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

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10.1007/s10549-024-07315-9

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NLM370736036