‘Tantalising’ result in advanced lung cancer rehab trial

An Australian trial of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients newly diagnosed with advanced lung cancer has failed to show a physical benefit but may hint at potential mortality benefits, a commentator says.
The trial in 92 patients attending three tertiary centres in Melbourne, who had begun treatment for inoperable advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the preceding month, exposed them to either usual care or eight weeks of aerobic and resistance exercise carried out at home.