Effects of high-intensity exercise training on physical fitness, quality of life and treatment outcomes after oesophagectomy for cancer of the gastro-oesophageal junction: PRESET pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment for cancer of the gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ) can result in considerable and persistent impairment of physical fitness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This controlled follow-up study investigated the feasibility and safety of postoperative exercise training.

Methods

Patients with stage I-III GOJ cancer were allocated to 12 weeks of postoperative concurrent aerobic and resistance training (exercise group) or usual care (control group). Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength and HRQoL were evaluated. Adherence to adjuvant chemotherapy, hospitalizations and 1-year overall survival were recorded to assess safety.

Results

Some 49 patients were studied. The exercise group attended a mean of 69 per cent of all prescribed

SUBMITTER: Simonsen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528530 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature