ReviewMayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes2025
Exercise Testing Characteristics, Safety, and Quality in Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review.
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate exercise testing (ExT) characteristics, safety, and methodological quality in oncology settings. Patients and Methods: In this systematic review, we searched electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library) from inception to March 2024. Studies using ExT to evaluate cardiorespiratory fitness or functional capacity in adults with a history of cancer were included. Summary data including ExT characteristics (eg, modality, cardiorespiratory fitness, and functional capacity results), safety (eg, adverse events [AE]), and methodological quality (eg, guideline adherence) was evaluated. Results: A total of 642 unique studies with 94,960 patients (58.6±9.9 years; 49% women) were included. Among the 26 ExT modalities used, the maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) with measurement of gas exchange (n=284, 40%) and the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) (n=240, 34%) were the most frequently performed. Of the 284 studies that conducted CPET, n=204 (72%) studies reported peak oxygen consumption in mL·kg Conclusion: The findings of this systematic review indicate that CPET with gas exchange and field-based tests such as the 6MWT are widely used; however, future research should prioritize improving safety monitoring, appropriate test selection, and methodological consistency to enhance the applicability of ExT in oncology care.
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