Improving Exercise Capacity With Tailored Physical Activity in Lymphoma & Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Tx

Improving Exercise Capacity With a Tailored Physical Activity Intervention in Lymphoma and Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment

To provide critical participant enrollment data necessary to complete a larger definitive clinical trial in the future.

This study is a 2-arm, parallel design, single-blind randomized controlled pilot study designed to compare the effects of a tailored multi-level physical activity intervention (PAI) vs healthy living intervention (HLI) on exercise capacity, cardiovascular and cognitive function, health-related quality of life (QOL), strength and fatigue among lymphoma and breast cancer patients undergoing active treatment with anthracycline based chemotherapy (anthra-bC).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects age 18-85 years old
• Stage I-IV Hodgkin's (HL) or Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) or I-III Breast Cancer patients who are receiving (within 6 weeks of initiation) or are scheduled to receive potentially cardiotoxic systemic therapies (e.g. chemotherapy regimens [anthracyclines, trastuzumab]), immuno-therapies (immune checkpoint inhibitors [ICI's]), hormonal therapies (aromatase inhibitors) or radiation (within 8 weeks of completion).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Evidence of COVID19 within the last 60 days or recent (21 days) exposure to close personal contact who has tested positive for COVID19.
• Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >190 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure >100 mm Hg)
• A recent history of alcohol or drug abuse
• Inflammatory conditions such as lupus or inflammatory bowel disease, or another medical condition that might compromise safety or successful completion
• Other exclusions include those with contraindications to MRI; unstable angina; inability to exercise on a treadmill or stationary cycle; significant ventricular arrhythmias (>20 PVCs/min due to gating difficulty); atrial fibrillation with uncontrolled ventricular response; acute myocardial infarction within 28 days; claustrophobia; pregnancy; those unable to provide informed consent (able to read and write English); or moving within 12 mos. of enrollment.