Bioelectrical impedance phase angle as a prognostic indicator of survival in head-and-neck cancer

[摘要] BackgroundPhase angle could be an alternative to subjective global assessment for the assessment of nutrition status in patients with head-and-neck cancer. MethodsWe prospectively evaluated a cohort of 75 stage iiib and iv head-and-neck patients treated at the Otolaryngology Department, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, Poland. Bioelectrical impedance analysis was performed in all patients using an analyzer that operated at 50 kHz. The phase angle was calculated as reactance divided by resistance (Xc/R) and expressed in degrees. The Kaplan–Meier method was used to calculate survival. ResultsMedian overall survival in the cohort was 32.0 months. At the time of analysis, 47 deaths had been recorded in the cohort (62.7%). The risk of shortened overall survival was significantly higher in patients whose phase angle was less than 4.733 degrees than in the remaining patients (19.6 months vs. 45 months,p= 0.0489; chi-square: 3.88; hazard ratio: 1.8856; 95% confidence interval: 1.0031 to 3.5446). ConclusionsPhase angle might be prognostic of survival in patients with advanced head-and-neck cancer. Further investigation in a larger population is required to confirm our results.

[学科分类] 肿瘤学

[关键词] Head-;-neck cancer;phase angle;bioelectrical impedance analysis;survival;prognostic factors