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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: JCSM Clin Rep. 2018 Jul-Dec;3(2):e00065.

Table 1.

Exercises outcomes on cachexia in different cancers

Article (year of publication Patients in Exercise Group N (M/F) Age (years; mean or median) Tumor, Stage Human/Animal Exercise Type Outcome
Litterini et al. 2013 [233] 66 (30/36) 62, mean Breast, Colorectal, Lung, Prostate, Gynecologic, Lymphoma/Hodgkin disease – All stage IV Human Aerobic/Resistance Significant increase in SPPB score in both groups.
Oldervoll et al. 2011 [235] 121 (40/81) 62.6 mean GI, Breast, Lung, Urological, Gynecological, Hematological, Other - All Stage IV Human Circuit Training Significant improvement in physical performance (SWT and HGS test)
Solheim et al 2017 [238] 25 (15/10) 63 median Lung – Stages III and IV Pancreatic – Stages III and IV Human Aerobic/Resistance No adverse effects of exercise in this feasibility study