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Poster display session: Breast cancer - early stage, locally advanced & metastatic, CNS tumours, Developmental therapeutics, Genitourinary tumours - prostate & non-prostate, Palliative care, Psycho-oncology, Public health policy, Sarcoma, Supportive care

3941 - Early detection of skeletal muscle atrophy using a multiple plasma-free amino acid index in the advanced aged patients with advanced pancreatic cancer

Date

22 Oct 2018

Session

Poster display session: Breast cancer - early stage, locally advanced & metastatic, CNS tumours, Developmental therapeutics, Genitourinary tumours - prostate & non-prostate, Palliative care, Psycho-oncology, Public health policy, Sarcoma, Supportive care

Topics

Tumour Site

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Presenters

Shuichi Mitsunaga

Citation

Annals of Oncology (2018) 29 (suppl_8): viii603-viii640. 10.1093/annonc/mdy300

Authors

S. Mitsunaga1, M. Takada2, S. Nishikawa2, A. Imaizumi2, M. Ishii2, M. Ikeda1

Author affiliations

  • 1 Hepatobiliary And Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 277-8577 - Kashiwa/JP
  • 2 Institute For Innovation, AJINOMOTO CO.,INC., 210-8681 - Kawasaki/JP

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Abstract 3941

Background

Loss of skeletal muscle mass (SMM) is related to aging, pancreatic cancer (PCa) and the deterioration of symptoms and quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to identify the factors associated with SMM atrophy in PCa patients during first-line chemotherapy. At the end of our study, the biomarker of early detection of SMM atrophy was established using a multivariate index composed of plasma free amino acid (PFAA) levels.

Methods

Patients with treatment-naïve advanced PCa were enrolled. The whole body skeletal muscle index (wSMI) and symptoms were measured at baseline and one month later using bioelectrical impedance analysis and the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory, respectively. Each patient was assigned to an atrophy or a non-atrophy group based on the change in wSMI after one month. The concentrations of 19 PFAAs were measured using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. An index consisting of the PFAAs at baseline was evaluated for its ability to discriminate atrophy one month later.

Results

The advanced aged group (≥ 70 years, N = 52) showed a decrease of wSMI (−0.35 kg/m2 in mean) to be compared to younger group (< 60 years, N = 34, 0.35 kg/m2, P = 0.09). The change of wSMI in the middle aged group (≥ 60 and < 70 years, N = 75) was 0.03 kg/m2 in mean. Atrophy was observed in 60% of the advanced aged group. The worsened activity, fatigue and appetite loss became more severe after one month in the advanced aged group with atrophy. The areas under the curves (AUCs) based on a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of the PFAA index for discriminating atrophy from non-atrophy were calculated using single or multiple PFAAs. The best AUC for the multiple PFAA indices was 0.83 in the advanced aged group.

Conclusions

SMM atrophy was related to aging, the deteriorated activity, fatigue and appetite loss in patients with advanced PCa during first-line chemotherapy. A multiple PFAA index is a promising biomarker for the early detection of atrophy.

Clinical trial identification

Legal entity responsible for the study

National Cancer Center.

Funding

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Editorial Acknowledgement

Disclosure

M. Takada, S. Nishikawa, A. Imaizumi, M. Ishii: Emproyee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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