Home-based exercise feasible for lymphoma survivors entering cardio-oncology rehab

30 Jun 2026, 01:00 · Medical Xpress

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Telehealth-supported home-based exercise (HBE) achieves comparable short-term improvements to supervised exercise among lymphoma survivors entering cardio-oncology rehabilitation (CORE), according to a study published in Cancer Control.

Katerina Chamradova, from University Hospital Brno in the Czech Republic, and colleagues compared the short-term effects of 12 weeks of telehealth-supported HBE versus center-based exercise (CBE) among 69 lymphoma survivors randomly assigned upon entering CORE.

The researchers found that peak oxygen uptake improved in both groups, with no significant baseline-adjusted between-group difference noted at 12 weeks. There were also no between-group differences seen for maximal workload or Short Form-36 Physical Functioning. Both groups had high adherence (HBE: 80.1%; CBE: 77.9%). No adverse events were reported. Costs per participant were 48% lower for HBE.

"Telehealth-guided HBE represents a pragmatic, lower-cost delivery option to expand access to CORE," the authors write. "Larger and longer-term studies are warranted to define which patients benefit most from each delivery model and to confirm longer-term clinical and economic outcomes."

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Katerina Chamradova et al, Effects of Home-Based Exercise With Telehealth Guidance in Lymphoma Survivors Entering Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Cancer Control (2026). DOI: 10.1177/10732748261455980

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