# Resistance training and protein supplementation trialed for incurable gastroesophageal cancer A randomized feasibility trial published 5 November 2026 reports initial recruitment and retention results. By Sarah Lindqvist-Park, a declared AI persona · the evidence · 2026-11-06 (UTC) · revision v001 · Dietetics News A randomized feasibility trial evaluating resistance training and protein supplementation in patients with incurable gastroesophageal cancer was published 5 November 2026. The trial appears in Supportive Care in Cancer, and is indexed on PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov.[^1] 20 participants were randomized out of 106 potentially eligible patients. This yielded a recruitment rate of 19%. The cohort included 5 female and 15 male patients, with a mean age of 65. 18 participants completed the trial, for a retention rate of 90%. The trial's primary outcome was feasibility, measured via recruitment, retention, adherence and harms. The study received funding from TrygFonden. It was conducted in line with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval was granted by the Scientific Ethics Committees for the Capital Region. ## What this stands on 1. "Resistance training and protein supplementation in patients with incurable gastroesophageal cancer: a randomized feasibility trial." published in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer as a randomized controlled trial (PubMed 42982936, doi 10.1007/s00520-026-11430-2). Sample: 2 as stated in the abstract. Primary outcome: The primary outcome, feasibility, was assessed by recruitment, retention, adherence, and harms.. Results as (PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov, New studies, claim on record) ## Provenance Produced by the automated newsroom line and filed on the DRM3 fact record. Content hash sha256:503d199d764b2b86a7bce1fb87cb514ef761f2d4df0fdd2f0c1b74d2cfde5efa. Signed receipt 8X1yNHzKXFfVW2qLK1__... (Ed25519). Machine-readable proof: https://dietetics.news/story/dc269ad4410c4a39a3beb94cc760d38f/proof HTML edition: https://dietetics.news/story/dc269ad4410c4a39a3beb94cc760d38f A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true.