2024
Barriers to and facilitators of improving physical activity and nutrition behaviors during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a sequential mixed methods study
Puklin L, Irwin M, Sanft T, Ferrucci L, Harrigan M, McGowan C, Cartmel B, Zupa M, Winer E, Deyling M, Ligibel J, Basen-Engquist K, Spiegelman D, Sharifi M. Barriers to and facilitators of improving physical activity and nutrition behaviors during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a sequential mixed methods study. Supportive Care In Cancer 2024, 32: 590. PMID: 39141176, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08789-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityLifestyle interventionSelf-reported PA questionnaireSelf-reported diet qualityBreast cancerHealthy Eating Index-2015Stage I-III breast cancerBenefits of PASequential mixed methods studyI-III breast cancerChemotherapy-related symptomsMixed methods studyThematic content analysisBehavioral goalsSense of controlBody mass indexPA questionnaireSemi-structured interviewsMean body mass indexTranscribed verbatimIntervention armTailored educationDiet qualityNutritional behaviorMental benefits
2023
Diet and physical activity interventions in Black and Latina women with breast cancer: A scoping review
Pichardo M, Sanft T, Ferrucci L, Romero-Ramos Y, Cartmel B, Harrigan M, Velazquez A, Fayanju O, Winer E, Irwin M. Diet and physical activity interventions in Black and Latina women with breast cancer: A scoping review. Frontiers In Oncology 2023, 13: 1079293. PMID: 36994212, PMCID: PMC10040823, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1079293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer survivorsPhysical activity interventionsLifestyle interventionCancer survivorsActivity interventionsLatina womenEfficacy trialsBreast cancerLatina breast cancer survivorsTrial of dietOne-year followFavorable behavioral changesBreast cancer diagnosisPrimary outcomeAvailable peer-reviewed literatureFuture trialsInformal care giversPilot trialSustained behavior changeEfficacy studiesHealthful lifestyleCare giversTrialsWeight lossCancer diagnosis
2021
The Breast Cancer Weight Loss trial (Alliance A011401): A description and evidence for the lifestyle intervention
Delahanty LM, Wadden TA, Goodwin PJ, Alfano CM, Thomson CA, Irwin ML, Neuhouser ML, Crane TE, Frank E, Spears PA, Gillis BP, Hershman DL, Paskett ED, Hopkins J, Bernstein V, Stearns V, White J, Hudis C, Winer EP, Carey L, Partridge AH, Ligibel JA. The Breast Cancer Weight Loss trial (Alliance A011401): A description and evidence for the lifestyle intervention. Obesity 2021, 30: 28-38. PMID: 34932888, PMCID: PMC9186690, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight loss interventionWeight loss trialLifestyle interventionHealth education materialsWeight lossLoss trialPhysical activityInvasive disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer diagnosisCare of thousandsEducation materialsBaseline weightCancer outcomesCancer patientsHealth coachesCancer recurrenceBreast cancerCaloric restrictionStage IITrialsCancer diagnosisInterventionWomen
2011
OT3-02-04: TBCRC 012: ABCDE, a Phase II Randomized Study of Adjuvant Bevacizumab, Metronomic Chemotherapy (CM), Diet and Exercise after Preoperative Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer.
Mayer E, Ligibel J, Burstein H, Peppercorn J, Miller K, Carey L, Dickler M, Mayer I, Forero A, Eng-Wong J, Pletcher P, Ryabin N, Gelman R, Wolff A, Winer E. OT3-02-04: TBCRC 012: ABCDE, a Phase II Randomized Study of Adjuvant Bevacizumab, Metronomic Chemotherapy (CM), Diet and Exercise after Preoperative Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 2011, 71: ot3-02-04-ot3-02-04. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-ot3-02-04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative chemotherapyBreast cancerLifestyle interventionPhase II Randomized StudyAcceptable organ functionResidual invasive diseaseAdjuvant combination chemotherapyTaxane-based chemotherapyRecurrence-free survivalResidual breast cancerRisk of recurrenceFuture clinical trialsStructured exercise programImpact of exerciseAnti-angiogenic agentsUnmet medical needContribution of exerciseQuality of lifeYear BAdjuvant bevacizumabDFCI 05Eligible ptsLast surgeryNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPrimary endpoint