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ArticleCancers2023

Effects of Exercise Training on Patient-Specific Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer Patients: A Scoping Review.

Kim Rosebrock, Marianne Sinn, Faik G Uzunoglu, Carsten Bokemeyer, Wiebke Jensen, Jannike Salchow

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readScoping Review
In one paragraph

Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07007039 (Remote Therapeutic Monitoring), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07007039 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring: Pilot Implementation-Effectiveness Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorShirley Ryan AbilityLabRan2025 to 2027Enrolled25ConditionsCancerArmsDatos Health App
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kim RosebrockDepartment of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center-University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-8992-619X
Marianne SinnDepartment of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center-University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Faik G UzunogluDepartment of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center-University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6890-4829
Carsten BokemeyerDepartment of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center-University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6071-7810
Wiebke JensenDepartment of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center-University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Jannike SalchowDepartment of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center-University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2035-5816
Universität Hamburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInternational guidelines have already highlighted the beneficial effects of exercise in common cancer entities. However, specific recommendations for pancreatic cancer are still missing. This scoping review aimed to evaluate the impact of exercise training on patient-specific outcomes in pancreatic cancer patients.

methodsA literature search was undertaken using PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published before August 2023 with structured exercise interventions during or after pancreatic cancer treatment.

resultsSeven articles that prescribed home-based or supervised exercise with aerobic or resistance training or both were reviewed. The results indicate that exercise is feasible and safe in pancreatic cancer patients. Furthermore, exercise was associated with improved quality of life, cancer-related fatigue, and muscle strength. Concerning other outcomes, heterogeneous results were reported. We identified a lack of evidence, particularly for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

conclusionExercise interventions in pancreatic cancer patients are feasible and can lead to improved quality of life, cancer-related fatigue, and muscle strength. However, further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to clarify the potential of exercise in pancreatic cancer, in particular for advanced stages.

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aerobic trainingcachexiaexercise therapyfatiguemuscle strengthpancreatic cancerphysical functionquality of liferesistance training

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PMID38136443
PMCPMC10741570
OpenAlexW4389922177

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