Predictive role of pretreatment skeletal muscle mass index for long-term survival of bladder cancer patients: A meta-analysis

Qian Yuan, Jianrong Hu, Feng Yuan and Jingjing An

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: Purpose: To identify the predictive role of pretreatment skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) for long-term survival of bladder cancer patients. Methods: Several databases were searched for studies investigating the relationship between pretreatment SMI and prognosis in bladder cancer. The overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were defined as primary and secondary outcomes, respectively. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were combined. Results: Nine studies involving 1476 cases were included. The results demonstrated that a lower pretreatment SMI was significantly related to poorer OS (HR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.33–1.82, P

Date: 2023
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