Exercise as part of survivorship care in metastatic breast cancer: protocol for the randomized EMBody trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exercise is associated with improved survival, physical functioning, treatment tolerability, and quality of life in early-stage breast cancer. These same endpoints matter in metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Prior trials in MBC have found exercise to be not feasible or of limited benefit, possibly due to inclusion of patients with heterogeneous disease trajectories. Patients with MBC have variable disease trajectories and supportive care needs; those with indolent MBC have longer life expectancy, lower symptom burden and distinct priorities, and are well-positioned to participate in and benefit from an exercise program. The EMBody trial aims to determine the impact of a multimodal exercise intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness, physical function, body composition, and

SUBMITTER: Cancilla MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11391600 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature