Impact of EXercise on Quality of Life of Early Breast Cancer Patients on Treatment With Adjuvant Aromatase Inhibitors With or Without CDK4/6 Inhibitors. The EXAI Study
This is a national clinical trial (Spain), conducted in approximately 5 sites, where patients who agree to participate will be included in one of two exercise program groups: the experimental group (a combined resistance and aerobic exercise program) and the control group. The study will begin with a pilot phase involving approximately 74 patients. Approximately 37 patients in the experimental group will follow a 6-month training program consisting of exercise sessions three alternate days per week (combining resistance and aerobic exercise). Approximately 37 patients in the control group will receive standard medical care. These patients will be provided with international exercise guidelines for cancer patients. Patients will continue with their assigned physical activity intervention until the maximum number of months for the intervention, unacceptable toxicity, discontinuation of hormone therapy, or withdrawal of consent-whichever occurs first.
• Written informed consent document (ICD) prior to any specific study procedures, showing patience, willingness and ability to comply with the physical activity program in the experimental group, and scheduled visits and study procedures in both groups.
• Patients ≥18 years of age at signing of ICD.
• Documented histologically confirmed HR+/HER2- invasive EBC, adequately treated according to standard clinical practice and with absence of any evidence of disease (loco-regional or metastatic at distance).
• HR and HER2 assessments are performed under institutional guidelines.
⁃ HR testing should utilize an assay consistent with the most recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/ College of American Pathologists (CAP) Guidelines.
⁃ HER2 negativity is determined as immunohistochemistry (IHC) score 0/1+ or negative by in situ hybridization (ISH) according to the recommendations of the most recent ASCO/CAP Guidelines.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0-2.
• Pre-, peri-, and post-menopausal women (as determined by the investigator and according to the institutional guidelines) that have already received between 10 and 18 weeks of an AI (with or without a LHRHa) before the randomization in the study and administered according to local guidelines.
• Note: Patients that are candidate to receive an adjuvant CDK4/6i will only be eligible if the CDK4/6i was initiated at least 6 weeks before the randomization in the study and administered according to local guidelines.
• Patients must have undergone adequate (definitive) loco-regional therapy (surgery with or without radiation therapy), with or without neo-/adjuvant systemic CT.
• Patients must have an adequate organ and bone marrow function according to the standard clinical practice and institutional guidelines.
• Patients must be able and willing to fill out repeated questionnaires on QoL, pain and fatigue, as well as to adhere to the physical activity program.
• Fluent Spanish language skills for the complete comprehension of the questionnaires.
⁃ With the consent of the investigator for participation in physical training and considering the medical history of the patient.