Researching the Effect of Exercise on Cancer

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Stage I Breast Cancer, Stage II Breast Cancer, Stage III Breast Cancer, Stage I Prostate Cancer, Stage II Prostate Cancer, Stage III Prostate Cancer, Stage I Colorectal Cancer, Stage II Colorectal Cancer, Stage III Colorectal Cancer

In brief

Researchers think that exercise may be able to prevent cancer from coming back by lowering ctDNA levels. The purpose of this study is to explore how aerobic exercise (exercise that stimulates and strengthens the heart and lungs and improves the body's use of oxygen) can reduce the level of ctDNA found in the blood. During the study, the highest level of exercise that is practical, is safe, and has positive effects on the body that may prevent the return of cancer (including a decrease in ctDNA levels) will be found. Each level of exercise tested will be a certain number of minutes each week. Once the best level of exercise is found, it will be tested further in a new group of participants. All participants in this study will have been previously treated for breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04589468

Run by

City of Hope Medical Center

People needed

33

Starts

2020-10-02

Expected to finish

2026-12-20

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Postsurgical diagnosis of patients with primary solid tumors at high-risk of relapse as defined by one of the following:
• ° High-risk primary solid tumor (e.g., colorectal, ovarian, non-small cell lung cancer) (colorectal cancer only for Phase 1a)
• Stage 3 or
• ctDNA positive
• ° High-risk breast cancer
• Residual invasive disease in the breast or the lymph nodes following completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT),
• Estrogen receptor (ER), and/or progesterone receptor (PR) positive and HER2 negative,
• CPS-EG score ≥ 3,
• CPS-EG score ≥2 w ith ypN+, or
• Recurrence score ≥ 25
• No evidence of disease
• Age ≥ 18
• Interval of ≥ 1 month but ≤ 2 years following completion of all definitive adjuvant therapy
• Non-exercising (i.e., < 30 minutes of moderate and < 20 mins of vigorous exercise/wk), as assessed by remote activity and heart rate tracking for a 7-day period prior to study entry)
• ° If ≥ 30 minutes but less than 45 minutes of moderate exercise/week, or if ≥ 20 minutes but less than 30 minutes of vigorous exercise/week, patients may be eligible, at the discretion of the PI.
• Cleared for exercise participation as per screening clearance via PAR-Q+
• Willingness to comply with all study-related procedures

You may not qualify if…

• Enrollment onto any other interventional investigational study except interventions determined by the PI not to confound study outcomes
• Any other current diagnosis of invasive cancer of any kind
• Distant metastatic malignancy of any kind
• Any other condition or intercurrent illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, makes the subject a poor candidate for study participation

Where it is running

• City of Hope Medical Center — Duarte, California, United States
• Natera, Inc. (Data or Specimen Analysis Only) — San Carlos, California, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities) — Middletown, New Jersey, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities) — Montvale, New Jersey, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Limited Protocol Activities) — Commack, New York, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities) — Harrison, New York, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities) — Uniondale, New York, United States

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