TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bühl, Linda
AU  - Abel, Thomas
AU  - Wolf, Florian
AU  - Oberste, Max
AU  - Bloch, Wilhelm
AU  - Hallek, Michael
AU  - Elter, Thomas
AU  - Zimmer, Philipp
TI  - Feasibility and Potential Benefits of an Exercise Intervention in a Male With Down Syndrome Undergoing High-Dose Chemotherapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case Report.
JO  - Integrative cancer therapies
VL  - 18
SN  - 1552-695X
CY  - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - Sage
M1  - DKFZ-2019-00652
SP  - 153473541983235 -
PY  - 2019
AB  - In patients with hematological malignancies, exercise is studied as a supportive measure with potential benefits on therapy and disease-related side effects. However, clinical trials have not yet integrated people with Down syndrome (DS), although this disability is associated with an increased risk for hematological malignancies. Therefore, we examined safety and feasibility of a mixed-modality exercise intervention in a male with DS undergoing high-dose chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Furthermore, physical capacity and fatigue were assessed. Exercise sessions took place 3 times/wk over a 5-week period. Adherence to the exercise program was 100
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:30795696
DO  - DOI:10.1177/1534735419832358
UR  - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/143033
ER  -