Exercise Training to Protect Heart Health in Lymphoma Survivors

The LYMfit Study is testing whether exercise can help protect the hearts of people who have survived lymphoma. Lymphoma survivors who received certain chemotherapy drugs or radiation to the chest are at higher risk for heart problems later in life. This study compares two different types of exercise programs—aerobic exercise alone, or aerobic plus strength training—against a control group that receives standard care, to see which approach works best at improving heart fitness and preventing heart disease.

Some chemotherapy drugs and chest radiation used to treat lymphoma can damage the heart over time. Researchers want to know whether regular exercise can help prevent or reduce these heart problems in survivors, and whether combining aerobic and strength training is more effective than aerobic exercise alone.