Bootcamp During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer (Bootcamp)
Breast Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring Breast cancer, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, exercise, Ki-67
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer at one of the UT Southwestern hospitals or affiliates (Simmons Cancer Center, Parkland Hospital)
- No evidence of metastatic disease as confirmed by routine staging
- 18 - 70 year old female
- Karnofsky score >80%
- Body Mass Index >25 kg/m2
- Able to speak, read and understand the English language
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document
- All races and ethnicities will be eligible.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to speak, read and understand the English language
- Patients may not be involved in other trials evaluating the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy
- Insulin-dependent diabetic patients.
- Known to be pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study.
- Subjects are prohibited from being on other cancer treatments aside from what their treating medical oncologist has prescribed, primarily additional chemotherapies.
Sites / Locations
- UT Southwestern Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Control Group
Exercise
Patient will continue normal activities. Ki-67 will be measured in the initial core biopsy and then again in the final pathologic specimen which is removed for definitive surgical intervention. Insulin resistance levels will be measured by obtaining insulin-like growth factor binding protein one and C-peptide levels just prior to initiation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and then again after the last chemotherapy dose. Body mass index, percent body fat, and improving fitness levels will also be measured.
Five woman undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer will be randomized to an exercise protocol supervised by an experienced personal trainer. The exercise will be administered three times a week for the 4-6 months of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The exercise protocol will consist of activities including walking/running up to a mile, calisthenics, and light weightlifting. Ki-67 will be measured in the initial core biopsy specimen and then again in the final pathologic specimen which is removed for definitive surgical intervention. Insulin resistance levels will be measured by obtaining insulin-like growth factor binding protein one and C-peptide levels just prior to inititation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and then again after the last chemotherapy dose in both arms. Body mass index, percent body fat, and improving fitness levels will also be measured.