Innovative Exercise in Routine Cancer Care: Insights from Eight Years of Integrated Oncological Exercise Therapy (OTT)
Innovative exercise programs can be established as standard of cancer care in hospital settings. These real-world data suggest a beneficial effect of exercise in cancer patients on PROs and physical outcomes, with more pronounced effects in patients with greater exercise attendance. Therefore, strategies to increase exercise attendance appear crucial to maximize benefits derived from real-world exercise interventions in cancer patients.
Authors
- Stefanie Siebert
- Anja Großek
- Damir Zubac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4204-4207)
- Fiona Streckmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6023-033X)
- Christian P. Pallasch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5675-6905)
- Anne Kollikowski
- Freerk T. Baumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4450-7351)
- Ariana Safi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1484-4277)
- Lars Gerland
- Wilhelm Bloch
- Thomas Elter
- Michael Hallek
- Anna Lorenz
- Timo Sonntag
- Constanze Handmann
- Eva M. Zopf
- Petra Wirtz-Derksen
- Vera Coutellier
- Philipp Zimmer
- Paul J. Bröckelmann
Institutions
- German Sport University Cologne (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- University of Basel (CH)
- TU Dortmund University (DE)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Cabrini Hospital (AU)
- Institute for Sports Medicine (DE)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Medicine - Open
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-026-00988-0
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Krebshilfe
- Universitätsklinikum Köln