Can a workout keep cancer away? new study tests exercise as a weapon

NCT ID NCT04589468

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 05, 2026 · Updated 30 times

Summary

This study looks at whether aerobic exercise can lower ctDNA levels in the blood, which may help prevent cancer from returning. About 33 people who have been treated for breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer and are at high risk of relapse will try different amounts of weekly exercise. The goal is to find the safest and most effective exercise dose to reduce cancer recurrence risk.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

  • Natera, Inc. (Data or Specimen Analysis Only)

    San Carlos, California, 94070, United States

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