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From: Skeletal muscle loss during neoadjuvant chemotherapy predicts poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer

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Kaplan–Meier curves for DFS (left) and OS (right) according to changes in SMI (increased, maintained, and decreased). DFS, HR 8.29; 95%CI 3.63–18.9; p < 0.001 for decreased vs. increased, HR 3.49; 95%CI 1.65–7.36; p < 0.001 decreased vs. maintained, HR 2.30; 95%CI 0.77–6.84; p = 0.15 maintained vs. increased. OS, HR 19.8; 95%CI 6.43–60.6; p < 0.001 for decreased vs. increased, HR 3.41; 95%CI 1.29–8.95; p = 0.013 decreased vs. maintained, HR 4.98; 95%CI 0.99–24.5; p = 0.11, maintained vs. increased). DFS: Disease-free survival, OS: Overall survival, SMI: Skeletal muscle index, NAC: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, HR: Hazard ratio, CI: Confidence interval

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