Dual Use of Skeletal Muscle Index and Body Mass Index Measured at the Time of Diagnosis Predicts Prognosis in Children With Malignant Solid Tumors: A Single‐Center Retrospective Study
The potential prognoses of the four distinct patient clusters based on the z-scores for SMI and BMI at the time of diagnosis were determined. The dual use of SMI and BMI may facilitate the identification of children with malignant solid tumors who are at a high risk of poor outcomes.
Authors
- Tomoro Hishiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2515-1054)
- Katsuhiro Nishimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3382-9299)
- Shugo Komatsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5479-3611)
- Wataru Kudo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1090-2211)
- Ayako Takenouchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2109-386X)
- Keita Terui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4315-5179)
- Ryoya Furugane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7633-757X)
- Satoru Oita
- Yunosuke Kawaguchi
- Daisuke Katsumi
Institutions
- Jichi Medical University (JP)
- Chiba University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.32082
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00