Measurements of adiposity as prognostic biomarkers for survival with anti-angiogenic treatment in epithelial ovarian cancer: An NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group ancillary data analysis of GOG 218

K. N.Slaughter Wade, M. F. Brady, T. Thai, Y. Wang, B. Zheng, R. Salani, K. S. Tewari, H. J. Gray, J. N. Bakkum-Gamez, R. A. Burger, K. N. Moore, M. A. Bookman

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Abstract

Objective: Adiposity has been hypothesized to interfere with the activity of bevacizumab (BEV), an anti-angiogenic agent. Measurements of adiposity, BMI, surface fat area (SFA), and visceral fat area (VFA) were investigated as prognostic of oncologic outcomes among patients treated with chemotherapy, with or without BEV, on GOG 218, a prospective phase III trial. Method: Pretreatment computed tomography (CT) for 1538 GOG 218 participants were analyzed. Proportional hazards models assessed association between adiposity and overall survival (OS) adjusted for other prognostic factors. The predictive value of adiposity as a function of BEV treatment was assessed in 1019 patients randomized to either chemotherapy (CT) + placebo (P) → P or CT + BEV → BEV. Results: After adjusting for prognostic factors, SFA was not associated with the overall hazard of death (p = 0.981). There was a non-significant 0.1% (p = 0.062) increase in hazard of death associated with a unit increase in VFA. When comparing the treatment HRs for patients who did and did not receive BEV, there was no association with SFA (p = 0.890) or VFA (p = 0.106). A non-significant 0.8% increase in the hazard of death with unit increase in BMI (p = 0.086) was observed. BMI values were not predictive of a longer survival for patients with BEV vs placebo (p = 0.606). Conclusion: Measures of adiposity strongly correlated to one another but were not predictive of efficacy for BEV. VFA is a weak prognostic factor.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)69-74
Number of pages6
JournalGynecologic oncology
Volume155
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2019

Keywords

  • Adiposity
  • Epithelial ovarian cancer
  • NRG
  • Prognostic biomarkers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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