Cardiopulmonary exercise testing has greater prognostic value than sarcopenia in oesophago-gastric cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy and surgical resection.
Malcolm A WestWilliam Ca BakerSaqib A RahmanAlicia MunroSandy JackMichael P W GrocottTimothy J UnderwoodDenny Zh Levettnull nullPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2021)
Skeletal muscle and CPET variables reduced following NAT and were positively associated with each other. Cardiorespiratory function significantly contributes to short-term survival after oesophago-gastric cancer surgery.
Keyphrases
- skeletal muscle
- patients undergoing
- high intensity
- minimally invasive
- insulin resistance
- rectal cancer
- coronary artery bypass
- lymph node
- locally advanced
- body composition
- physical activity
- surgical site infection
- resistance training
- type diabetes
- squamous cell carcinoma
- metabolic syndrome
- mesenchymal stem cells
- adipose tissue
- radiation therapy
- atrial fibrillation