EP1168 The influence of obesity on tumor recurrence in vulvar cancer patients

Introduction/Background Obesity is associated with decrased survival in several cancer entities. The influence of obesity on prognosis of vulvar cancer patients is not clear. However, knowledge about this may have consequences on treatment and follow-up. Methodology This is an analysis of the large AGO-CaRE-1 study which included vulvar cancer patients (UICC stage IB and higher), treated in 29 cancer centers between 1998 and 2008, in order to analyze treatment patterns and prognostic factors. Results In total, 849 eligible patients were divided into two groups depending on their body mass index (BMI, 0.05). Radical vulvectomies were performed more frequently in patients having a BMI ≥30 kg/m² (61.1% vs. 51.8%, p=0.042). Interestingly, we detected a higher recurrence rate in the group having a BMI ≥30 kg/m² (43.4%, vs. 28.3%, p Noteworthy, this association was not linear: in an additional subgroup analysis on five BMI groups we detected a longer time to recurrence in women with a slightly increased BMI 25–30 kg/m² compared to those with a normal BMI between 19 and 25 kg/m² (OR 0.55, 95%CI 0.33–0.91, p=0.02). Conclusion In this first large study about the association between obesity and prognosis of vulvar cancer patients, we observed that a BMI ≥30 kg/m² was associated with shorter DFS, mainly attributed to a higher risk for local recurrence. Disclosure Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding: All authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest involved with the presented data. The CaRE-1 study was supported by medac oncology without restriction in protocol or analysis