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Colorectal cancer and obesity

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Diseases of the digestive system
Registration Number
KCT0000935
Lead Sponsor
Konkuk University Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria

Colorectal cancer patients who underwent MSI analysis and PET CT scan at our center
Subjects who underwent CT analysis for the measurement of abdominal obesity
Korean adult population

Exclusion Criteria

- unintended progressive body weight loss within recent 6 months
- co-existing disease(s) that might lead to cachexia
- genetic disease such as familial adenomatous polyposis or Lynch’s syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer)
- neoadjuvant chemo- or radiotherapy was performed before the operation
- CRC was resected endoscopically

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Abdominal visceral fat volume;Body mass index
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Abdominal subcutaneous fat volume
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