Clinical significance of physical performance assessment during systemic anticancer therapy: a cohort study
- 作者: Blinova K.A.1, Mishina I.E.2, Ivanova G.E.3, Berezina E.V.1, Parfenov A.S.1, Kopysheva E.N.2, Kostrygin A.K.1
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- Ivanovo State Medical University
- Saint-Petersburg State University
- The Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov
- 期: 卷 7, 编号 3 (2025)
- 页面: 178-189
- 栏目: ORIGINAL STUDY ARTICLE
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2658-6843/article/view/349199
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.36425/rehab689314
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/ZGYIKY
- ID: 349199
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BACKGROUND: Advances in oncology have contributed to increased survival among patients. Cardiovascular toxicity remains a significant concern in women with breast cancer undergoing anticancer therapy. Conventional methods for assessing cardiotoxicity, primarily based on left ventricular ejection fraction, have limited prognostic value and may not fully reflect post-treatment functional decline and reduced quality of life.
AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the contribution of various physiological factors to reduced physical performance in patients with breast cancer receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy.
METHODS: This cohort study included 30 patients with breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy. Comprehensive assessment comprised echocardiography, laboratory tests, psychometric questionnaires, and the six-minute walk test. Statistical analysis included correlation and regression analyses to identify predictors of reduced physical performance.
RESULTS: Most patients were overweight or obese and had concomitant anemia and hypertension. Patients with low daily physical activity more frequently exhibited a 10% decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction over the past 3 months and poorer performance on the six-minute walk test. Multiple regression analysis identified anemia severity, hypertension level, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, and the number of chemotherapy and radiotherapy cycles as significant predictors of decreased physical performance. Psychoemotional disorders and treatment adherence did not have a statistically significant impact.
CONCLUSION: Reduced physical performance in patients receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy for breast cancer is driven by a combination of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematologic factors. The study was limited by a small sample size. Future research should focus on the development of personalized rehabilitation programs aimed at minimizing cardiotoxic effects and restoring functional capacity in patients with cancer.
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Ksenia Blinova
Ivanovo State Medical University
编辑信件的主要联系方式.
Email: xenny7@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2896-8764
SPIN 代码: 4959-7018
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
俄罗斯联邦, IvanovoIrina Mishina
Saint-Petersburg State University
Email: mishina-irina@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7659-8008
SPIN 代码: 2549-1182
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
俄罗斯联邦, Saint PetersburgGalina Ivanova
The Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov
Email: reabilivanova@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3180-5525
SPIN 代码: 4049-4581
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
俄罗斯联邦, MoscowElena Berezina
Ivanovo State Medical University
Email: elena_berezina@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6958-0619
SPIN 代码: 3074-5001
Dr. Sci. (Engineering), Assistant Professor
俄罗斯联邦, IvanovoAlexander Parfenov
Ivanovo State Medical University
Email: alsparf@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5729-4121
SPIN 代码: 1774-1948
Cand. Sci. (Engineering)
俄罗斯联邦, IvanovoElena Kopysheva
Saint-Petersburg State University
Email: enk9@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-9067-1317
SPIN 代码: 7245-1066
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor
俄罗斯联邦, Saint PetersburgAlexander Kostrygin
Ivanovo State Medical University
Email: onko@ivreg.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1840-8111
SPIN 代码: 3112-0170
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
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