Physical Exercise Interventions in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) patients experience several problems, such as physical, psychological, and psychosocial side effects, during the transplantation phase. Physical exercise has recently been proposed as a method that assists HSCT patients in their recovery from the decline in physical fitness, worsening of psychological status, and impaired quality of life. The number of studies describing the promising role of physical exercise programs as nonpharmacologic adjuvant therapy for patients with cancer has increased. In this review, we describe the effects of physical exercise on the psychological well-being as well as distress, fatigue, physical functioning, and other outcomes in allo-HSCT patients. Thus, we believe that physical exercise therapy may be helpful and advantageous for patients undergoing allo-HSCT.