2017
The Yale Fitness Intervention Trial in female cancer survivors: Cardiovascular and physiological outcomes
Knobf MT, Jeon S, Smith B, Harris L, Thompson S, Stacy MR, Insogna K, Sinusas AJ. The Yale Fitness Intervention Trial in female cancer survivors: Cardiovascular and physiological outcomes. Heart & Lung 2017, 46: 375-381. PMID: 28803675, PMCID: PMC6129386, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2017.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale cancer survivorsCancer survivorsCenter interventionMET-minutes/weekStable insulin levelsMetabolic risk factorsResistance exercise programExercise stress testCardiovascular disease riskPhysical activity groupImproved insulin resistanceHeart rate recoveryMinutes/weekRisk reduction interventionsMajority of subjectsAdjuvant chemotherapyPremature menopauseExercise programInsulin levelsInsulin resistanceIntervention trialsRisk factorsCardiovascular functionBreast cancerRate recovery
2016
Effect of a randomized controlled exercise trial on bone outcomes: influence of adjuvant endocrine therapy
Knobf MT, Jeon S, Smith B, Harris L, Kerstetter J, Thompson AS, Insogna K. Effect of a randomized controlled exercise trial on bone outcomes: influence of adjuvant endocrine therapy. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 155: 491-500. PMID: 26850265, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3693-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale cancer survivorsPhysical activity groupEndocrine therapyBone outcomesExercise interventionBone lossFemoral neckAromatase inhibitorsActivity groupAdjuvant AI therapyChemotherapy-induced menopauseSufficient serum levelsAdjuvant endocrine therapyVitamin D supplementsHealthy postmenopausal womenLess bone lossHome-based groupSignificant BMD lossSignificant clinical problemMajority of subjectsAI therapyD supplementsPostmenopausal womenBMD lossBMD outcomes
2008
An Aerobic Weight-Loaded Pilot Exercise Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors: Bone Remodeling and Body Composition Outcomes
Knobf MT, Insogna K, DiPietro L, Fennie K, Thompson AS. An Aerobic Weight-Loaded Pilot Exercise Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors: Bone Remodeling and Body Composition Outcomes. Biological Research For Nursing 2008, 10: 34-43. PMID: 18705153, PMCID: PMC3540790, DOI: 10.1177/1099800408320579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbsorptiometry, PhotonAnalysis of VarianceBody CompositionBody WeightBone ResorptionBreast NeoplasmsClinical Nursing ResearchCollagen Type IExerciseExercise TherapyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedObesityOsteocalcinPerimenopausePilot ProjectsSurvivorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeWeight LiftingConceptsBreast cancer survivorsExercise interventionCancer survivorsBone remodelingBone lossFat massBody compositionTreadmill 3 times/weekDual-energy absorptiometry scansWeight gainNovel exercise interventionPilot exercise interventionYears of menopauseAdjuvant endocrine therapyBody composition outcomesOne-group pre-posttest designTimes/weekSerum NTxEndocrine therapySerum osteocalcinMean ageSerum biomarkersBone massHigh adherenceHigh risk