Investigation of The Possible Effects of Curative Radiochemotherapy on Muscle Oxygen Saturation Dynamics With Moxy Oxygen Monitor in Individuals With Local Advanced Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the possible effects of curative radiochemotherapy on muscle oxygen saturation dynamics with moxy oxygen monitor in individuals with locally advanced lung cancer. Materials and Methods The study was conducted prospectively at Atatürk University Sports Sciences Application and Research Center. From the cases with locally advanced lung cancer in the Radiation Oncology Clinic of Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, It was conducted with male patients aged 30–70 years diagnosed with locally advanced lung cancer. Before and after curative radiochemotherapy, patients were walked on a treadmill for 10 minutes by the low-intensity acute aerobic walking exercise protocol and with a Moxy monitor device, muscle oxygen saturation and total hemoglobin levels were monitored in the rectus femoris muscle with near-infrared spectroscopy both during and after the test. The analysis of the data obtained from the research was made in the SPSS 26.0 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) program. Results According to the findings of the study, Sig. Although there was no significant difference since the (2-tailed) values were higher than 0.05, it was determined that the participants' right and left leg total hemoglobin values increased after curative radiochemotherapy application. Conclusion Curative radiochemotherapy showed a curative effect on muscle oxygen saturation and total hemoglobin.