TABLE 2.

Studies published in the last 10 years with cancer patients.

Author	Subjects	Cachexia markers	Exercise training protocol			Main results
			Type	Protocol	Volume/intensity
Grote et al. (2018)	Oncologic patients with diagnosed cachexia	↓Body weight ↓Functional capacity	Progressive resistance training	13 training sessions, 3 times weekly for 30 min	3 exercises for major muscle groups with 8–12 repetition maximum	• Improvement of weight loading • Improvement in general fatigue and quality of life in the intervention group
Solheim et al. (2017)	Oncologic patients with diagnosed cachexia	Body mass index < 30 kg/m2; and < 20% weight loss in the previous 6 months	Multimodal treatment: anti-inflammatory drug; Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA); Nutritional counseling; and Exercise program including home-based aerobic and resistance training	Aerobic exercise as patients’ choice and resistance training	AT for 30 min a Day, 2 times a week; RT consisted in six individualized exercises, three times weekly for about 20 min	• No statistically significant effect on physical activity or muscle mass • Survival was similar between the groups
Rogers et al. (2011)	Oncologic patients with diagnosed cachexia	↓Body weight ↓Functional capacity	Resistance Training + EPA or Cox-2 Inhibitor	20 weeks of RT. 5-10 min warm up, followed by the exercise prescription, and a 5 min cool-down	Not mentioned	• Increase in grip strength • Increase in body weight • Improved levels of fatigue • Decreasing CRP and interleukin-6

EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; COX-2, cardiomyocyte cyclooxygenase-2; CRP, C-reactive protein.