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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2018

Exercise behavior and physical fitness in patients with advanced lung cancer.

Christina Titz, Simone Hummler, Martina E Schmidt, Michael Thomas, Martin Steins, Joachim Wiskemann

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02055508 (Physical Exercise Program in Lung Cancer Patients With Non-operable Disease Undergoing Palliative Treatment), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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NCT02055508 nacompletednot on this map

Physical Exercise Program in Lung Cancer Patients With Non-operable Disease Undergoing Palliative Treatment

TypeinterventionalSponsorGerman Cancer Research CenterRan2013 to 2018Enrolled232ConditionsAdvanced NSCLC, First Line TreatmentArmsExercise Intervention, Care-Management-Phone-Calls
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christina TitzDepartment of Physical Activity, Prevention and Cancer, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Simone HummlerDepartment of Oncology, Clinic for Thoracic Diseases, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.
Martina E SchmidtDepartment of Physical Activity, Prevention and Cancer, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Michael ThomasDepartment of Oncology, Clinic for Thoracic Diseases, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.
Martin SteinsDepartment of Oncology, Clinic for Thoracic Diseases, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Röntgenstraße 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.
Joachim WiskemannHeidelberg University Clinic, Nationales Centrum für Tumorerkrankungen Heidelberg (NCT), Abt. Medizinische Onkologie - AG Onkologische Sport- und Bewegungstherapie, Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. joachim.wiskemann@nct-heidelberg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-5436
Heidelberg University · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DE

Funding

Deutsche Krebshilfe (DE) 110505
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this work was to evaluate exercise behavior and physical fitness of advanced lung cancer patients shortly after primary diagnosis.

methodsBetween November 2013 and December 2016, advanced lung cancer patients (n = 227, mean age 62.2 years) were enrolled shortly after diagnosis and 211 patients were tested for endurance capacity (six-minute walk test) and strength performance (maximum voluntary isometric contraction of upper and lower extremities). Current and previous exercise and walking behavior were assessed using a self-reported questionnaire regarding type, frequency, intensity, and duration. Paired Student's t tests were used to compare physical fitness to reference data. The relation of potential determinants with physical fitness was assessed using linear regression analysis.

resultsExercise behavior was superior in the year before diagnosis compared to the time of study enrollment. Patients reduced frequency, intensity, and duration of sports/exercise after their lung cancer diagnosis. We observed significantly lower endurance capacity (p < .01) and strength performance in lower extremities (p < .01) in male and female patients compared to age and sex-matched reference data. We found significant correlations of previous exercise and walking behavior with physical fitness shortly after diagnosis in patients with advanced lung cancer.

conclusionPatients with advanced lung cancer showed impaired physical fitness regarding endurance and strength capacity. The strong decline in participation of sports/exercise shortly after diagnosis supports early implementation of physical exercise during anti-cancer treatment.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02055508.

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AdultAgedExerciseFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPhysical EndurancePhysical FitnessSurveys and QuestionnairesExerciseExercise behaviorLung cancerPalliative treatmentPhysical fitness

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