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JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
卷 34, 期 3, 页码 580-588出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jgh.14538
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cancer rehabilitation; chronic liver disease; liver cancer; skeletal muscle mass
资金
- Program for Basic and Clinical Research on Hepatitis, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) [JP18fk0210045]
Background and Aim Sarcopenia is a prognostic factor in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. HCC patients who underwent transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) are at a risk of muscle atrophy. We aimed to investigate the effects of in-hospital exercise on muscle mass and factors associated with muscle hypertrophy in HCC patients who underwent TACE. Methods We enrolled 209 HCC patients who underwent TACE. Patients were classified into either an exercise (n = 102) or control (n = 107) group. In the exercise group, patients were treated with in-hospital exercise (median 2.5 metabolic equivalents/20-40 min/day). The effects of exercise on muscle mass were evaluated by changes in skeletal muscle index (Delta SMI) between before and after TACE. Factors associated with an increase in SMI were analyzed by logistic regression and decision-tree analyses. Results There was no significant difference in serum albumin and bilirubin levels between the two groups. Delta SMI was significantly higher in the exercise group than in the control group (0.28 cm(2)/m(2) vs -1.11 cm(2)/m(2), P = 0.0029). In the logistic regression analysis, exercise was an independent factor for an increase in SMI (hazard ratio 2.13; 95% confidence interval 1.215-3.846; P = 0.0085). Moreover, the decision-tree analysis showed that exercise was the initial divergence variable for an increase in SMI (the ratio of increased SMI: 53% in the exercise group vs 36% in the control group). Conclusions In-hospital exercises increased muscle mass in HCC patients who underwent TACE. In addition, exercise was an independent factor for muscle hypertrophy. Thus, in-hospital exercise may prevent sarcopenia in HCC patients who underwent TACE.
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