SEP 8, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Metabolic predictors of response to immunotherapy in locally advanced or metastatic esophageal cancer: unveiling the obesity paradox
Scientific Reports
A sound retrospective cohort study with internal and external validation showing that high BMI predicts superior immunotherapy outcomes in esophageal cancer, but limited by observational design, modest sample size, and reliance on surrogate endpoints rather than hard clinical outcomes.
Reported
Sample size286
Study centers2
Nomogram validation timepoints24- and 36-month overall survival