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A CT cross-sectional image at the L3 level was extracted to obtain skeletal muscle mass and attenuation. Low muscle mass (LMM) was defined as skeletal muscle index <41 cm2<\/jats:sup>\/m2<\/jats:sup> and low muscle attenuation (LMA) as muscle density <25 HU or <33 HU if overweight\/obese by body mass index (BMI). Multivariable Cox proportional hazard models determined the association between LMM or LMA and progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Correlations between LMM, LMA, and patient-reported outcomes were determined using 2-sample t<\/jats:italic> tests. Results:<\/jats:bold> Analyzable CT scans and follow-up data were available for 540 of 608 patients. LMM was present in 39% (n=212) of patients and LMA in 56% (n=301). Those with LMA were more likely to have obesity and worse performance status. LMM was not associated with survival (PFS hazard ratio [HR]: 1.13, P<\/jats:italic>=.23; OS HR: 1.05, P<\/jats:italic>=.68), nor was LMA (PFS HR: 1.01, P<\/jats:italic>=.93; OS HR: 1.00, P<\/jats:italic>=.99). BMI was not associated with survival. LMA, but not LMM, was associated with increased frequency of patient-reported muscle aches. Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> Both low muscle mass and density are prevalent in patients with hormone receptor\u2013positive metastatic breast cancer. Muscle measures correlated with obesity and performance status; however, neither muscle mass nor attenuation were associated with prognosis. Further work is needed to refine body composition measurements and select optimal cutoffs with meaningful endpoints in specific breast cancer populations, particularly those living with metastatic disease.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.6004\/jnccn.2023.7045","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,6]],"date-time":"2023-09-06T19:31:33Z","timestamp":1694028693000},"page":"915-923.e1","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Impact of Muscle Measures on Outcome in Patients Receiving Endocrine Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer: Analysis of ECOG-ACRIN E2112"],"prefix":"10.6004","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Tarah J.","family":"Ballinger","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Helga S.","family":"Marques","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ECOG-ACRIN Biostatistics Center, Providence, Rhode Island"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gloria","family":"Xue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Richard","family":"Hoffman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Constantine","family":"Gatsonis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ECOG-ACRIN Biostatistics Center, Providence, Rhode Island"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fengmin","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kathy D.","family":"Miller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joseph","family":"Sparano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roisin M.","family":"Connolly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University College Cork, Cork, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"4047","reference":[{"key":"B1","series-title":"J Clin Oncol","first-page":"1539","article-title":"Cancer cachexia in the age of obesity: skeletal muscle depletion is a powerful prognostic factor, independent of body mass index","volume":"31","author":"Martin L","year":"2013","unstructured":"Martin L, Birdsell L, Macdonald N, Cancer cachexia in the age of obesity: skeletal muscle depletion is a powerful prognostic factor, independent of body mass index. 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