Table 1 Number of treated patients and association of chemotherapeutic and immunosuppressive agents with secondary BAT activity.

From: Impact of diverse chemotherapeutic agents and external factors on activation of brown adipose tissue in a large patient collective

 

Overall (n)

BAT activity (n)

p-value

Effect on BAT

Alkylating agents

Cyclophosphamide

62

8

0.11

 

Ifosfamide

28

2

1.00

 

Dacarbazine

11

1

1.00

 

Procarbazine

11

2

1.00

 

Melphalan

9

1

1.00

 

Carmustine

5

1

1.00

 

Temozolomide

3

1

1.00

 

Thiotepum

2

0

1.00

 

Bendamustine

2

0

1.00

 

Platinum-based agents

Cisplatin

79

3

1.00

 

Carboplatin

21

1

1.00

 

Oxaliplatin

16

1

1.00

 

Anthracyclines

Doxorubicin

47

8

0.006*

activation

Epirubicin

9

0

1.00

 

Daunorubicin

2

1

0.92

 

Idarubicin

1

0

1.00

 

Mitoxantrone

1

0

1.00

 

Peptid antibiotics

Bleomycin

15

2

1.00

 

Mitomycin C

13

2

1.00

 

Actinomycin D

1

0

1.00

 

Vinca alkaloids

Vincristine

50

9

0.002*

activation

Vinorelbine

14

0

1.00

 

Vindesine

7

3

0.045*

activation

Vinblastine

6

1

1.00

 

Taxanes

Paclitaxel

29

1

1.00

 

Docetaxel

5

0

1.00

 

Inhibitors of Topoisomerases

Etoposide

53

7

0.15

 

Irinotecan

3

0

1.00

 

Topotecan

1

0

1.00

 

Nucleotied analogs and precursor analogs

Fluoruracil

37

0

0.93

 

Cytarabine

20

7

<0.0008*

activation

Methotrexate

18

3

0.67

 

Azathioprine

6

0

1.00

 

Fludarabine

5

0

1.00

 

Gemcitabine

5

0

1.00

 

Capecitabine

4

1

1.00

 

Tioguanine

1

1

0.47

 

Mercaptopurine

1

1

0.47

 

Cladribine

1

0

1.00

 

Clofarabine

1

1

0.47

 

Other

Steroids

64

12

<0.0008*

activation

Rituximab

42

4

1.00

 

Other mAb

13

0

1.00

 

Imatinib

13

0

1.00

 

Motesanib

8

0

1.00

 

Mycophenolate Mofetil

6

1

1.00

 

Cyclosporin A

2

0

1.00

 

Leflunomide

2

0

1.00

 

Tacrolimus

2

0

1.00

 

Everolimus

2

0

1.00

 

Tamoxifen

2

0

1.00

 

Anastrozole

1

0

1.00

 

Sirolimus

1

1

0.47

 
  1. N, number of patients; *significant; mAb, monoclonal antibody.