Effects of Exercise on the Immune Function of Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors: Insights From the PAPEC

Carmen Fiuza-Luces1, Julio R Padilla, Jaime Valentín

  • 1From the Research Institute of the Hospital '12 de Octubre' (i+12), Madrid, Spain (CF-L, ES-S, AS-L, FS-G, HP-G, A. Lucia); Spanish Network for Biomedical Research in Rare Diseases (CIBERER), U723, Spain (CF-L); European University, Madrid, Spain (JRP, ES-S, HP-G, JSM, MP, A. Lucia); Innate Immune Research Group, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain (JV); i+HeALTH Department of Health Sciences, European University Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain (AS-L); Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia and Fundación de Investigación Hospital Clínico Universitario/INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain (FS-G); Andrews Research and Education Foundation, Gulf Breeze, Florida (SJF); Department of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Children's Hospital Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain (A. Lassaletta); Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal (LS-M); and Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain (AP-M).

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