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Effect of a multimodal high intensity exercise intervention in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: randomised controlled trial
British Medical Journal, 10/28/09

Adamsen L et al. – A supervised multimodal exercise intervention including high and low intensity components was feasible and could safely be used in patients with various cancers who were receiving adjuvant chemotherapy or treatment for advanced disease. The intervention reduced fatigue and improved vitality, aerobic capacity, muscular strength, and physical and functional activity, and emotional wellbeing, but not quality of life.

A phase 2 clinical trial of nab-paclitaxel in previously treated and chemotherapy-naive patients with metastatic melanoma
Cancer, 11/09/09 Relevance Score: 92%

Selective internal radiation therapy for liver metastases from colorectal cancer
Cochrane Reviews, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 91%

Chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer: 10-year follow-up of the UK Head and Neck (UKHAN1) trial
The Lancet Oncology - Online First, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 90%

Phase 2 trial results with the novel neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist casopitant in combination with ondansetron and dexamethasone for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in cancer patients receiving moderately emetogenic chemotherapy
Cancer, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 90%

Ranked importance of outcomes of first-line versus repeated chemotherapy among ovarian cancer patients
Supportive Care in Cancer, 10/01/09 Relevance Score: 90%