2020
Pilot study of combined aerobic and resistance exercise on fatigue for patients with head and neck cancer: Inflammatory and epigenetic changes
Xiao C, Beitler JJ, Higgins KA, Chico CE, Withycombe JS, Zhu Y, Zhao H, Lin IH, Li F, Jeon S, Irwin M, Bruner DW, Miller AH, Gary R. Pilot study of combined aerobic and resistance exercise on fatigue for patients with head and neck cancer: Inflammatory and epigenetic changes. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2020, 88: 184-192. PMID: 32330594, PMCID: PMC7415514, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.04.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise groupInflammatory markersChair standNeck cancerBiceps curlSoluble TNF receptor IIMultidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20Tumor necrosis factor αPilot studyResistance exercise interventionTNF receptor IIPlasma interleukin-6Anti-inflammatory effectsC-reactive proteinPhysical function measuresIL1 receptor antagonistHand grip strengthNecrosis factor αIntensity-modulated radiotherapyStandard careExercise interventionWalk distanceRadiotherapy regimenHNC patientsMean age
2019
Moderators of Exercise Effects on Cancer-related Fatigue: A Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data.
VAN Vulpen JK, Sweegers MG, Peeters PHM, Courneya KS, Newton RU, Aaronson NK, Jacobsen PB, Galvão DA, Chinapaw MJ, Steindorf K, Irwin ML, Stuiver MM, Hayes S, Griffith KA, Mesters I, Knoop H, Goedendorp MM, Mutrie N, Daley AJ, McConnachie A, Bohus M, Thorsen L, Schulz KH, Short CE, James EL, Plotnikoff RC, Schmidt ME, Ulrich CM, VAN Beurden M, Oldenburg HS, Sonke GS, VAN Harten WH, Schmitz KH, Winters-Stone KM, Velthuis MJ, Taaffe DR, VAN Mechelen W, Kersten MJ, Nollet F, Wenzel J, Wiskemann J, Verdonck-DE Leeuw IM, Brug J, May AM, Buffart LM. Moderators of Exercise Effects on Cancer-related Fatigue: A Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise 2019, 52: 303-314. PMID: 31524827, PMCID: PMC6962544, DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual patient dataCancer-related fatigueExercise interventionSignificant beneficial effectPatient dataClinical characteristicsSupervised interventionBeneficial effectsClustering of patientsExercise intervention effectsExercise RCTsBaseline fatigueExercise effectsGroup allocationClinical practiceMeta-AnalysisLinear mixed-effects modelsIntervention effectsPatientsMixed-effects modelsLonger durationInterventionRandom interceptDifferential effectsEvidence of moderation