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Clinical impact of computed tomography-measured skeletal muscle status at the third cervical vertebra on definitive radiotherapy outcomes for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Jpn J Radiol · 2026 · PMC12860821 · PMID 41042417

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.722not close (p > 0.1)
For PFS, multivariate analysis identified PS, clinical stage, and chemotherapy administration as independent prognostic factors, while SMA did not reach statistical significance (HR = 1.070, 95% CI 0.736–1.556, p = 0.722) [Table 3 ].

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showed a trendno p-value reported
Although our study did not reach statistical significance regarding PFS, patients in the low SMA group showed a trend toward poorer outcomes, likely attributable to insufficient statistical power.

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