2024
Effects of exercise or metformin on myokine concentrations in patients with breast and colorectal cancer: A phase II multi‐centre factorial randomized trial
Brown J, Spielmann G, Yang S, Compton S, Jones L, Irwin M, Ligibel J, Meyerhardt J. Effects of exercise or metformin on myokine concentrations in patients with breast and colorectal cancer: A phase II multi‐centre factorial randomized trial. Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle 2024, 15: 1520-1527. PMID: 38887915, PMCID: PMC11294014, DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.13509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAerobic exerciseMyokine concentrationsStage I-III breastColorectal cancer survivorsEffects of exerciseColorectal cancerLinear mixed-effects regression modelsMixed-effects regression modelsCancer survivorsPhysical activityType I error rateExerciseMyokinesPilot studyRegression modelsCancer patientsRandomized trialsHypothesis-generating analysisMultiple comparisonsBreastSkeletal muscleInterleukin-15Clinical outcomesCancerPatients
2021
Neighborhood and Individual Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Survival Among Patients With Nonmetastatic Common Cancers
Cheng E, Soulos PR, Irwin ML, Feliciano E, Presley CJ, Fuchs CS, Meyerhardt JA, Gross CP. Neighborhood and Individual Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Survival Among Patients With Nonmetastatic Common Cancers. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2139593. PMID: 34919133, PMCID: PMC8683967, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.39593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-specific mortalityNeighborhood socioeconomic statusIndividual-level socioeconomic statusIndividual socioeconomic statusColorectal cancerOverall mortalitySocioeconomic statusCohort studyHazard ratioDual eligibilityCancer patientsCommon cancerLung cancerProstate cancerSocioeconomic disadvantageHigh riskEnd Results-Medicare databaseMedicare-Medicaid dual eligibilityPopulation-based cohort studyCox proportional hazards regressionSuboptimal cancer careColorectal cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsProportional hazards regressionNon-Hispanic white individualsAnalysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database
Cheng E, Blackburn HN, Ng K, Spiegelman D, Irwin ML, Ma X, Gross CP, Tabung FK, Giovannucci EL, Kunz PL, Llor X, Billingsley K, Meyerhardt JA, Ahuja N, Fuchs CS. Analysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2112539. PMID: 34132794, PMCID: PMC8209612, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset colorectal cancerOnset colorectal cancerNational Cancer DatabaseColorectal cancerAge 51Overall survivalCancer DatabaseIncidence of CRCCox proportional hazards regressionPrimary colorectal cancerKaplan-Meier analysisProportional hazards regressionAge 50 yearsAge 25 yearsAnalysis of survivalCohort studySurvival benefitHazards regressionUnadjusted analysesCancer incidenceMAIN OUTCOMEAge 35Survival advantageLower riskStage I
2020
Effect of Exercise or Metformin on Biomarkers of Inflammation in Breast and Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Trial
Brown JC, Zhang S, Ligibel JA, Irwin ML, Jones LW, Campbell N, Pollak MN, Sorrentino A, Cartmel B, Harrigan M, Tolaney SM, Winer EP, Ng K, Abrams TA, Sanft T, Douglas PS, Hu FB, Fuchs CS, Meyerhardt JA. Effect of Exercise or Metformin on Biomarkers of Inflammation in Breast and Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Trial. Cancer Prevention Research 2020, 13: 1055-1062. PMID: 32859615, PMCID: PMC7718298, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-20-0188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHs-CRPColorectal cancerPhysical activityHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinLow baseline physical activitySurvivors of breastTrial product estimandBaseline physical activityBiomarkers of inflammationC-reactive proteinMeasures of inflammationImproved clinical outcomesEffects of exerciseType 2 diabetesCombination of exerciseStandard therapyClinical outcomesCancer recurrenceObservational studyTreatment groupsInflammation outcomesMetforminIL6Factorial trialInflammation