ISEO – Inaugural Conference July 22nd & 23rd 2026 - organized by DKFZ

Session

Oral Session 1

Jul 22, 2026, 10:30 AM

Description

Chairs: Robert Newton & Christoph Michalski

140. Effects of prehabilitation on exercise capacity and patient-reported outcomes in patients with cancer: Results from pooled analysis of individual patient data of nine RCTs

Lilian Manning (Department of Medical BioSciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)

7/22/26, 10:30 AM

3 - Talk

PURPOSE This study examines the effect of preoperative exercise training (prehabilitation) on exercise capacity and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) (quality of life (QoL), physical function, fatigue, anxiety, and depression) in patients with cancer.

METHODS We pooled individual patient data from nine randomized controlled trials (n=733 patients) available through the POLARIS database,...

98. Multimodal home-based prehabilitation for colorectal cancer patients with short surgery wait times: a pilot service and retrospective case-controlled study

Talitha de Klerk (Edinburgh Napier University)

7/22/26, 10:45 AM

3 - Talk

BACKGROUND:
Prehabilitation is a needs based personalised intervention before and during cancer treatment to optimise physical, psychological and nutritional status supported by behaviour change psychology. Enhanced readiness and tolerance of treatments may reduce complications, hospital length of stay (LOS), improve recovery and/or quality of life (QoL) and decrease cost of care. Short wait...

339. Effect of a Personalized Perioperative Exercise Program on Physical Function, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Surgery: Results of the PEP Phase III Randomized Trial

Victoria Bandera (University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute)

7/22/26, 11:00 AM

3 - Talk

Background: Exercise interventions benefit surgical lung cancer patients, but many are resource intensive and follow a one-size-fits-all design. The Precision-Exercise-Prescription (PEP) trial is a clinic-aligned, personalized perioperative exercise program with remote monitoring that previously showed improved physical function in women and reduced fatigue across groups at 2 months...

309. Multidisciplinary Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Improving Postoperative Complications in Patients with Colon Cancer: The OncoFit Randomized Controlled Trial

Manuel Fernandez-Escabias (Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain)

7/22/26, 11:15 AM

3 - Talk

INTRODUCTION
Colon cancer is the third most common malignancy worldwide, with more than 1.1 million new cases diagnosed annually. Surgical resection remains the cornerstone of curative treatment, but induces a substantial physiological stress response, often leading to postoperative complications. While multidisciplinary prehabilitation has shown benefits in reducing major complications rate,...

159. Effects of Perioperative Exercise on Patients with Gastroesophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sungwoo Lee (Exercise Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Yonsei Uiversity)

7/22/26, 11:30 AM

3 - Talk

Background
Gastric and esophageal cancers remain major contributors to global cancer mortality, and surgical treatment is frequently associated with substantial morbidity and delayed postoperative recovery. Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength are strongly linked to postoperative complications and prolonged length of hospital stay (LOS), potentially impairing treatment...