Langenbeck's archives of surgery
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Langenbecks Arch Surg · Dec 2017
Home-based exercise during preoperative therapy for pancreatic cancer.
Exercise concurrent with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and/or chemoradiation for pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) may mitigate the decline in function that may occur as a result of the disease or its treatment in the preoperative period. The primary objective of this single-arm prospective trial was to determine adherence to a home-based exercise program administered during preoperative therapy. ⋯ Patients with PDAC will participate in a home-based exercise program of aerobic and strengthening exercise and will increase physical activity, concurrent with preoperative chemotherapy and/or chemoradiation.