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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

Quality of life and somatic physical function of patients with colorectal cancer who underwent oxaliplatin-based systemic chemotherapy: a prospective study.

Alper Tuğral, Eyüp Kebabcı, Zeynep Arıbaş, Murat Akyol, Ayşegül Can, Yeşim Bakar

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Effectiveness of exercise interventions in patients with colorectal cancer during adjuvant chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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Alper TuğralDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izmir Bakırçay University, Izmir, Turkey. alper.tugral@bakircay.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8017-2384
Eyüp KebabcıDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Bakırçay University, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8900-2325
Zeynep ArıbaşDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0469-6917
Murat AkyolDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Bakırçay University, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0886-3559
Ayşegül CanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Bakırçay University, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8121-9672
Yeşim BakarDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izmir Bakırçay University, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5603-2891

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introductionThis study aimed to study the potential effects of oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy on cardiorespiratory fitness, handgrip strength (HGS), body composition, and quality of life (QoL) of stages III-IV colorectal cancer (CRC) patients before the first cycle (T0) and after the last cycle of systemic adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy (T1).

methodsCardiorespiratory fitness, HGS, body composition, and QoL were evaluated with the six-minute walk test (6MWT), hydraulic hand dynamometer, body composition analyzer, and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Colon (FACT-C) questionnaire in both T0 and T1, respectively.

resultsTwenty-eight CRC patients were included in this study. The total walked distance (TWD) was found to be decreased from T0 to T1 (499.72 m vs. 488.56 m); however, this change was not significant (z = -.706, p = 0.48). Type of chemotherapy whether adjuvant or neoadjuvant also showed no significant effect on TWD (z = -.1.372, p = .17 vs z = -1.180, p = .238, respectively). The QoL was significantly decreased (T0 = 118.35 vs T1 = 110.77, t = 2.176,p = 0.05). The TWD was significantly correlated with the physical well-being (PWB) subscale of FACT-C (r = .64, p = 0.001) as well as with HGS (r = .46, p = .018) in T0. After controlling for age, type of chemotherapy, and type of regimen, the HGS did not show a significant difference from T0 to T1 (F(1,23) = 1.557, p = .22, ηp

conclusionThis study showed the decreased QoL and physical well-being of CRC patients who underwent oxaliplatin-based treatment. In addition, the gender effect of decreased HGS should be considered further when planning an oncological rehabilitation program.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsHand StrengthOxaliplatinQuality of LifeAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBody CompositionCardiorespiratory FitnessChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyAntineoplastic AgentsOxaliplatinCardiorespiratory fitnessChemotherapyColorectal cancerSix-minute walk test

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