In collaboration with Dr. Rebecca Greiner of Levine Cancer Institute’s Department of Supportive Oncology, Charlotte Radiology Radiologists Eric Wang, MD and Taylor Stone, MD co-authored the abstract, Overall and Progression-Free Survival in Young Breast Cancer Patients with Low Muscle Mass and Density.
In this study, researchers measured the amount of muscle and fat present on pre-treatment CT scans of women diagnosed with breast cancer ≤40 years old. These measurements were compared in survivors and non-survivors for associations in overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). The results from the study are that sarcopenia (low muscle), high muscle fat, and poorer muscle quality are associated with a worse prognosis and shorter survival in women diagnosed with breast cancer ≤40 years old.
