2023
Effect of Exercise on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Among Patients Treated for Ovarian Cancer
Cao A, Cartmel B, Li F, Gottlieb L, Harrigan M, Ligibel J, Gogoi R, Schwartz P, Esserman D, Irwin M, Ferrucci L. Effect of Exercise on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Among Patients Treated for Ovarian Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326463. PMID: 37526937, PMCID: PMC10394582, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyAerobic exercise interventionAttention control armExercise intervention armExercise interventionOvarian cancerControl armIntervention armSecondary analysisCIPN symptomsPeripheral neuropathyLifestyle StudyTreatment of CIPNModerate-intensity aerobic exerciseStandard oncology careEffects of exerciseSevere adverse effectsBetween-group differencesAmerican Cancer SocietyQuality of lifeAttention controlCIPN severityPrimary outcomeOncology careAerobic exercise
2019
Randomized phase II trial of exercise, metformin, or both on metabolic biomarkers in colorectal and breast cancer survivors
Meyerhardt JA, Irwin ML, Jones LW, Zhang S, Campbell N, Brown JC, Pollak M, Sorrentino A, Cartmel B, Harrigan M, Tolaney SM, Winer E, Ng K, Abrams T, Fuchs CS, Sanft T, Douglas PS, Hu F, Ligibel JA. Randomized phase II trial of exercise, metformin, or both on metabolic biomarkers in colorectal and breast cancer survivors. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2019, 4: pkz096. PMID: 32090192, PMCID: PMC7025659, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer survivorsPhase II trialCancer survivorsControl armII trialInsulin levelsRandomized phase II trialInsulin-like growth factor-1Insulin-like growth factorHomeostatic model assessmentCombination of exerciseSignificant weight lossGrowth factor-1Combination armMetformin useSecondary outcomesStandard therapyPrimary outcomeIntervention armInsulin resistanceDisease outcomeModality interventionsAnthropometric measurementsMetabolic markersMetabolic biomarkers