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Mini oral session on Gynaecological tumours

242MO - Sarcopenia as A Predictor of Overall Survival in Patients with Ovarian Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Date

22 Nov 2020

Session

Mini oral session on Gynaecological tumours

Topics

Cytotoxic Therapy

Tumour Site

Ovarian Cancer

Presenters

Vika Damay

Authors

V. Damay1, F. Kwenandar1, K.V. Japar1, T.I. Hariyanto1, P. Wibisono2, A. Kurniawan3

Author affiliations

  • 1 Medicine, UPH - Pelita Harapan University - Faculty of Medicine, 15810 - Tangerang/ID
  • 2 Medicine, University of Pelita Harapan, 15811 - Tangerang/ID
  • 3 Department Of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pelita Harapan University, 15811 - Tangerang/ID

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Abstract 242MO

Background

Loss of skeletal muscle or sarcopenia is commonly seen in various types of malignancy, including ovarian cancer. While some studies suggest sarcopenia as prognostic factor associated with poor survival during chemotherapy, other studies shown no significant association between the two. This meta-analysis aims to investigate whether or not sarcopenia significantly associated with poor survival in ovarian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted using PRISMA guideline. Online databases (PubMed, PubMed Central and Google Scholar) were searched for relevant terms related to sarcopenia in ovarian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy with overall survival as our outcome in this study. We used Newcastle Ottawa Scale to assess the quality of our studies. Meta-analysis was later performed using Review Software Manager.

Results

A total of 4 studies are eligible and therefore included in the analysis. All studies were observational studies consisting 653 patients with ovarian cancer. Our included studies each shows “good” quality according to Newcastle Ottawa Scale. Our meta-analysis showed no significant association between sarcopenia and overall survival in ovarian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy (HR 1.54; 95% CI 0.98-2.42; P = 0.06).

Conclusions

Our study result shows that sarcopenia did not influence overall survival of ovarian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Future studies should involve more number of patients.

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