De Lazzari, Nico ORCID: 0000-0002-0216-8232, Niels, Timo, Tewes, Mitra and Goette, Miriam (2021). A Systematic Review of the Safety, Feasibility and Benefits of Exercise for Patients with Advanced Cancer. Cancers, 13 (17). BASEL: MDPI. ISSN 2072-6694

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Simple Summary Most advanced cancer patients suffer from severe symptoms due to cancer and medical treatment. Common symptoms are physical weakness, mental problems, and tiredness. Research has shown that exercise positively influences cancer-related side effects during and after treatment and longevity in cancer survivorship. However, exercise as a supportive therapy in advanced cancer patients is still not recommended in oncological guidelines. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to assess the safety, feasibility, and benefits of exercise for patients with advanced cancer. Based on the results of 14 included exercise intervention studies, we conclude that exercise is safe and feasible, seems to improve physical performance, and may lower symptoms like chronic tiredness. Early integration of exercise for advanced cancer patients should be considered as usual care as a supportive strategy. Exercise therapy is a common supportive strategy in curative cancer treatment with strong evidence regarding its positive effects on, for example, cancer-related fatigue, health- related quality of life, and physical function. In the field of advanced cancer patients, knowledge about exercise as a useful supportive strategy is missing. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of exercise interventions as well as its effects on lowering the symptom burden. We included randomized controlled trials and nonrandomized controlled trials with advanced cancer patients receiving any type of exercise intervention. After an extensive literature search (in accordance to PRIMSA guidelines) in PubMed, Cochrane Library, and SPORTDiscus, 14 studies including 940 participants with different cancer entities were eligible. The results indicated the safety of exercise. In total, 493 participants received exercise interventions, with nine adverse events and no severe adverse events. The median recruitment rate was 68.33%, and adherence to exercise intervention was 86%. Further research with a high-quality and larger sample size is needed to clarify the potential of exercise with advanced cancer patients. Different advanced cancer entities have distinguished symptoms, and future research should construct entities-specific trial populations to figure out the best supportive exercise interventions.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
De Lazzari, NicoUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-0216-8232UNSPECIFIED
Niels, TimoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tewes, MitraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Goette, MiriamUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-573697
DOI: 10.3390/cancers13174478
Journal or Publication Title: Cancers
Volume: 13
Number: 17
Date: 2021
Publisher: MDPI
Place of Publication: BASEL
ISSN: 2072-6694
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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RECEIVING PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; LUNG-CANCER; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; RESISTANCE EXERCISE; COLORECTAL-CANCER; FATIGUE; ONCOLOGY; PREVALENCEMultiple languages
OncologyMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57369

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