Prognostic Impact of Ectopic Fat Deposition Within the Psoas Muscle in Patients with Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer Receiving Systemic Chemotherapy.

J Clin Med · 2026 · PMC13207681 · PMID 42194896

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When ECOG performance status was dichotomized as 0–1 versus 2, a numerical imbalance was observed, with ECOG PS 2 being more frequent in the high-FRPM group, although this difference did not reach statistical significance (27.5% vs. 12.5%, p = 0.064).

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