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William J. Gradishar, MD, FACP, FASCO
William J. Gradishar, MD, FACP, FASCO
Posted: Friday, September 20, 2024
Personalized, remote-coached physical activity may improve quality of life among breast cancer survivors, according to research presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 (Abstract LBA12). Laurence Vanlemmens, MD, of the Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille, France, and colleagues found in their multicenter phase III trial that combining personalized physical activity objectives with remotely delivered interactive coaching sessions and monitoring via a connected device significantly improved patients’ quality of life at the end of a 4-month intervention. The same increase, however, was not observed at 12-month follow-up.
A total of 684 survivors of breast cancer were included in the study. Following breast cancer treatment, 340 participants were randomly assigned to receive 4 months of remote personalized coaching, interactive video sessions, and monitoring via a connected watch, followed by 8 months of maintenance. The remaining 344 participants received a standard supportive approach, including physical activity recommendations. The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36) was used to assess physical and mental health component summaries at baseline, 4 months, and 12 months.
Among participants who received the personalized, remotely delivered intervention, at 4 months the investigators observed an average increase of 1.3 points in physical health criteria and 3.7 points in mental health criteria compared with those reported at baseline. Participants who received the standard supportive approach reported increases of 0.8 and 1.6 points, respectively. At 12 months, those who received the personalized intervention reported increases of 1.1 points in physical health and 2.1 points in mental health vs baseline, whereas those who received the standard approach reported increases of 0.8 and 2.0 points, respectively.
Disclosure: The study authors reported no conflicts of interest.
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