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

Session

Thematic Poster Session 5

23 Jul 2026, 14:00

Heidelberg Congress Center

Description

Chairs: Karen Wonders & Elias Dreismickenbecker

396. Determining the Relationship Between Exercise Intensity and Lymphocyte Mobilization During Cycling Exercise

Kyle Smith (Florida State University)

23/07/2026, 14:00

1 - Scientific Poster

INTRODUCTION: Exercise elicits a robust leukocytosis, elevating key effector lymphocytes within the circulation. Following exercise, lymphocytes rapidly egress the circulation, and animal models indicate this egress may increase tumor trafficking and infiltration. We sought to define associations between lymphocytes and exercise intensity during cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
METHODS:...

386. Mediating role of mitochondrial energetics on the associations between physical activity and muscle function in older adults: a moderated mediation analysis by cancer survivorship in the Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging (SOMMA)

Megan Hetherington-Rauth (Champalimaud Foundation)

23/07/2026, 14:05

1 - Scientific Poster

Background: Habitual physical activity (PA) is associated with preserved physical function in older adults, but underlying biological mechanisms remain unclear. We examined whether skeletal muscle mitochondrial energetics mediated associations of PA with concurrent and future physical function and if pathways differed by cancer survivorship status.

Methods: Participants were 879 adults aged...

361. Associations between accelerometry-derived physical activity and cognitive function during breast cancer chemotherapy

Elizabeth Salerno (School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan), Hui Jia (School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan)

23/07/2026, 14:10

1 - Scientific Poster

Abstract
Background:
Cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) is common among women with breast cancer, yet no pharmacologic prevention exists. Exercise may improve cognition after treatment but less is known about how physical activity (PA) during chemotherapy relates to cognitive outcomes.
Methods:
This secondary analysis included women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy...

365. Association between physical activity and mortality among breast cancer survivors

Nuria Nadal Zaragoza (Unit of Nutrition and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology-ICO, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain /Nutrition and Cancer Group, Epidemiology, Public Health, Cancer Prevention and Palliative Care Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain/Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum /Programa de doctorat d’Alimentació i Nutrició, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.)

23/07/2026, 14:15

1 - Scientific Poster

Purpose:
It is known that a greater physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of breast cancer (BC). Nevertheless, there is still limited evidence about what role PA may play in the prognosis of the disease. The aim of this study was to assess the association of pre- and postdiagnosis PA with overall and BC-specific mortality among BC survivors.
Methods:
A total of 13,399 BC survivors from...

362. Handgrip Strength Predicts Pathologic Complete Response in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Alper Tuğral (Bakircay University)

23/07/2026, 14:20

1 - Scientific Poster

Purpose: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy worldwide. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) has become a standard treatment approach, and achieving pathologic complete response (pCR) is strongly associated with favorable long-term clinical outcomes. Although considerable efforts have focused on identifying tumor-specific predictors of treatment response, the role of host-related...

183. A Novel Collaboration between a Large US Health Plan and Providers to Implement Exercise Oncology at Scale

Kathryn Schmitz (UPMC Hillman Cancer Center)

23/07/2026, 14:25

1 - Scientific Poster

With the publication of the CHALLENGE Trial, in addition to the publication of multiple exercise guidelines from ACS, ACSM, ASCO, ESSA, and other international organizations, the question becomes: how do we broadly implement exercise for all people living with and beyond cancer. In this abstract we focus on the efforts of a large U.S. based health care system (UPMC) to implement exercise...