Table 1

Schedule of assessments at baseline and post intervention

MeasuresBaselinePost intervention
Tumour morphology (off-site)
 MRI scan: T1-axialXX
Tumour biomarkers
 Blood: HIF-1α, TGF-βXX
Anthropometry
 Height (cm)X
 Weight (kg)XX
 Waist circumference (cm)XX
 Hip circumference (cm)XX
 Femoral length (mm)X
 Tibial length (mm)X
 Body mass index (kg/m2)XX
 Waist-to-hip ratioXX
Body composition
 DXA scans: whole-body, spinal, hipXX
 pQCT scans: femoral, tibialXX
Physical assessments
 NeuroCom Balance testXX
 1RM Strength test (leg extension)XX
 400m walk testXX
 Timed Up and Go testXX
Other biomarkers (off-site)
 Blood: P1NP, ALP, CRP, fasting glucose and lipids, PSAXX
 Urine: NTxXX
Questionnaires
 Demographic and health historyX
 Concomitant medicationsXX
 Health-related Quality of Life (SF-36)XX
 Cancer-specific Quality of Life (EORTC: QLQ30, PR25)XX
 Brief Symptom Index (BSI-18)XX
 Insomnia Severity IndexXX
 Godin Leisure-Time ExerciseXX
Exercise programme
 Clinic exercise record sheet (prescribed vs actual)At each exercise session
 Home exercise record sheet (prescribed vs actual)At each exercise session
  • ALP, alkaline phosphate; CRP, C reactive protein; DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; EORTC, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer; HIF-1α, hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha; NTx, amino-terminal collagen type 1 telopeptide; P1NP, amino-terminal propeptide of type 1 procollagen; pQCT, peripheral quantitative CT; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; SF-36, short form-36; TGF-β, transformation growth-like factor beta.