Exercise training in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer undergoing palliative chemotherapy: a pilot study

Abstract

RET and AET are feasible in gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing palliative chemotherapy. Both training programs seem to improve cancer-related symptoms as well as the patient's physical activities of daily living.

Relationship of physical activity with physical function and health-related quality of life in patients having undergone allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation

“…Jensen et al. () also reported a positive correlation between a higher number of daily steps and higher physical and social functioning in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer undergoing palliative chemotherapy. Similarly, von Gruenigen et al.…”

“…Daily activity time performed at an intensity >3.0 METs correlated positively to physical functioning and general health in health‐related QOL subscales of the SF‐36 in our patients having undergone all‐HSCT. We identified only two previous studies that investigated the relationship of physical activity with QOL, using a pedometer to quantify physical activity (von Gruenigen et al., ; Jensen et al., ). Jensen et al.…”

“…Other studies have also reported decreases in physical function and QOL after HSCT, compared to pre‐transplantation levels, in patients having undergone allo‐HSCT (Takekiyo et al., ; Wiskemann et al., ). Although the relationship between physical activity and QOL has been evaluated in patients with breast cancer (Pakiz et al., ), gastrointestinal cancer (Jensen et al., ), ovarian cancer (von Gruenigen et al., ), prostate cancer with radical prostatectomy (Santa Mina et al., ), lung cancer (Wang et al., ), head and neck cancer (Sammut, Fraser, Ward, Singh, & Patel, ), colorectal cancer (Grimmett, Bridgewater, Steptoe, & Wardle, ), and kidney cancer (Trinh, Plotnikoff, Rhodes, North, & Courneya, ), the relationship of physical activity with physical function and health‐related QOL in patients having undergone allo‐HSCT remains to be evaluated. Therefore, we investigated the differences in the intensity levels of physical activity, physical function, and health‐related QOL before and after transplantation.…”

How far along the disease trajectory? An examination of the time-related patient characteristics in the palliative oncology literature

“…This diversity poses a major challenge because research findings for one patient population may not apply to another. For instance, exercise has been found to be useful for cancer-related fatigue; however, much of the research was conducted in cancer survivors and those undergoing treatment,[22, 23] and only a few randomized trials have been carried out in patients with advanced cancer [24, 25] who typically have a poor performance status and may not be able to adhere to the exercise programs. Indeed, where the patient is along the disease trajectory can have a major impact on medical decision making.…”

Grundlagen der Kachexie bei Tumorpatienten

“…Es gibt Hinweise, dass die Bewegungstherapie Fatigue, Schmerzintensität, Depressionen, Ängstlichkeit und Stress verringert sowie eine körperliche Stabilität mit reduzierter Morbidität erzielt [28][29][30][31]. Dabei ist es möglich, durch eine regelmäßige muskuläre Beanspruchung mit ausreichender Intensität den Muskel wieder aufzubauen bzw.…”