Safety and feasibility of preoperative exercise training during neoadjuvant treatment before surgery for adenocarcinoma of the gastro-oesophageal junction.
Jesper Frank ChristensenC SimonsenA Banck-PetersenS Thorsen-StreitA HerrstedtS S DjurhuusC EgelandC E MortensenS C KofoedT S KristensenR S GarbyalB K PedersenL B SvendsenP HøjmanP de HeerPublished in: BJS open (2018)
Preoperative exercise training during neoadjuvant treatment in patients with GOJ cancer is safe and feasible, with improvements in fitness, strength and quality of life. Preoperative exercise training may be associated with a lower risk of critical SAEs that preclude surgery or result in hospitalization.