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ArticleBiomolecules2026

Exercise Boosts the Immune System and Enhances Immunotherapy Responses in Pancreatic Cancer and Mesothelioma.

Brindley Hapuarachi, Sarah Danson, Jonathan Wadsley, Hannah Brown, Phoebe Southam, Munitta Muthana

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Article in Biomolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Brindley HapuarachiDivision of Clinical Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0464-6733
Sarah DansonDivision of Clinical Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3593-2890
Jonathan WadsleySheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1499-1277
Hannah BrownDivision of Clinical Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
Phoebe SouthamDivision of Clinical Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
Munitta MuthanaDivision of Clinical Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2497-8903

Funding

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust R/176476-11-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExercise modulates the immune system and may enhance anti-cancer activity, offering potential synergy with cancer immunotherapy. Tumours with low immune cell infiltration ("cold" tumours) often respond poorly to immunotherapy and are associated with poor prognosis. Here, we demonstrate that exercise can reshape the immune landscape of tumours across the cold spectrum.

methods

resultsIn an orthotopic pancreatic cancer mouse model, combining exercise with immunotherapy significantly increased tumour necrosis and reduced metastatic potential. In both pancreatic cancer and mesothelioma models, this combination remodelled the tumour microenvironment, enhancing cytotoxic CD8

conclusionsAltogether, these findings highlight exercise as a promising adjunct to immunotherapy for poorly immunogenic cancers such as pancreatic cancer and mesothelioma.

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ImmunotherapyMesotheliomaPancreatic NeoplasmsPhysical Conditioning, AnimalAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLTumor Microenvironmentexerciseimmunologyimmunotherapytumour microenvironment

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PMID42072616
PMCPMC13113466

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