[Exercise Therapy for Cancer Cachexia]

The treatment of cancer cachexia requires not only anti-cancer therapy but also multidisciplinary treatment including nutrition therapy, exercise therapy, and psychosocial intervention. In recent years, exercise therapy is expected to be one of the non-pharmacological treatments for cancer cachexia. However, there is a lack of evidence for exercise therapy for cancer cachexia, and no standard exercise therapy has been established. We have developed a multimodal intervention program (The Nutrition and Exercise Treatment for Advanced Cancer program: NEXTAC program)for older patients with advanced cancer who are at high risk of cachexia, combining nutrition and exercise therapy from the time of initial chemotherapy. In this article, we present an overview of the exercise therapy program in the NEXTAC program and discuss the current best practices for cancer cachexia.