Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a 10-Week Resistance and Aerobic Exercise Intervention During Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Treatment in Rectal Cancer Patients.
Favil SinghDaniel A GalvãoRobert U NewtonNigel A SpryMichael K BakerDennis R TaaffePublished in: Integrative cancer therapies (2018)
Exercise during neoadjuvant CRT appears to be feasible and well tolerated in rectal cancer patients and may enhance physical function while minimizing adverse changes in body composition and cancer-related fatigue. These initial findings need to be confirmed in randomized controlled trials.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- body composition
- locally advanced
- randomized controlled trial
- resistance training
- end stage renal disease
- bone mineral density
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- squamous cell carcinoma
- peritoneal dialysis
- high intensity
- physical activity
- prognostic factors
- radiation therapy
- systematic review
- study protocol
- combination therapy
- patient reported