Pulse wave analysis for quality-of-life associated early physiological changes during breast cancer chemotherapy: a proof-of-concept pilot study
This exploratory study suggests that the pulse‑wave‑based approach may serve as a low-cost, portable tool for monitoring early physiological changes in BC patients, potentially complementing traditional subjective QoL assessments in clinical practice. The enhanced sensitivity observed in early‑stage disease warrants further investigation. These proof‑of‑concept findings are hypothesis‑generating and require validation in larger prospective studies.
Authors
- Yin-Yu Chou
- Yi‐Hsuan Lai
- Hsin Hsiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6761-3774)
- Chung-Hua Hsu
- Chao-Tsung Chen
- Chi-Feng Cheng
- Ruo-Ning Yu
- Ting-Wei Yeh
Institutions
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (TW)
- University of Taipei (TW)
- National Yang Ming University Hospital (TW)
- Taipei City Hospital (TW)
- National Defense Medical Center (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Oncologist
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyag051
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00