Prognostic significance of preoperative exercise tolerance in patients with early-stage lung cancer

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of simple preoperative exercise tests as prognostic factors for early-stage lung cancer.

METHODS: This single-institution retrospective study included consecutive patients who underwent pulmonary resection for stage 0 to I lung cancer between April 2017 and December 2019. Before surgery, 7 metabolic equivalents of task in the double Master 2-step test were loaded into the exercise echocardiogram. The relationship between prognosis and exercise stress test results in terms of availability, symptoms, and saturation of percutaneous oxygen was investigated.

RESULTS: This study included 862 patients with pathological stage 0 to I lung cancer. Among the 862 patients, 673 patients (78.1%) who were able to complete 7 metabolic equivalents of task exercise for 3 minutes without assistance were classified into the complete group. The 5-year survival of the complete group was significantly better than that of the incomplete group. Multivariable analysis revealed that age (hazard ratio, 1.06; P = .008), male sex (hazard ratio, 2.23; P = .011), carcinoembryonic antigen level >5 ng/mL (hazard ratio, 2.33; P = .011), and inability to complete 7 metabolic equivalents of task exercise (hazard ratio, 3.90; P < .001) were the prognostic factors. Patients in the older group who had the ability to complete exercise had a better prognosis than those in the younger group without the ability (P = .003).

CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative exercise ability is a prognostic factor for early-stage lung cancer. Patients who can tolerate an exercise load of 7 metabolic equivalents of task, even if they are aged 70 years or older, have a better prognosis than patients younger than age 70 years without exercise tolerance.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - (2024) vom: 12. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fukui, Mariko [VerfasserIn]
Matsunaga, Takeshi [VerfasserIn]
Hattori, Aritoshi [VerfasserIn]
Takamochi, Kazuya [VerfasserIn]
Tomita, Hisashi [VerfasserIn]
Nojiri, Shuko [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Kenji [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5-year survival
Exercise test
Journal Article
Master 2-step test
Pulmonary resection
Surgery

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Date Revised 07.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.12.026

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NLM367090856