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Methods: A literature search was undertaken using PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published before August 2023 with structured exercise interventions during or after pancreatic cancer treatment. Results: Seven articles that prescribed home-based or supervised exercise with aerobic or resistance training or both were reviewed. The results indicate that exercise is feasible and safe in pancreatic cancer patients. Furthermore, exercise was associated with improved quality of life, cancer-related fatigue, and muscle strength. Concerning other outcomes, heterogeneous results were reported. We identified a lack of evidence, particularly for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Conclusion: Exercise interventions in pancreatic cancer patients are feasible and can lead to improved quality of life, cancer-related fatigue, and muscle strength. However, further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to clarify the potential of exercise in pancreatic cancer, in particular for advanced stages.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/cancers15245899","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,18]],"date-time":"2023-12-18T11:28:07Z","timestamp":1702898887000},"page":"5899","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Effects of Exercise Training on Patient-Specific Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer Patients: A Scoping Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-8992-619X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kim","family":"Rosebrock","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center\u2014University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marianne","family":"Sinn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center\u2014University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6890-4829","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Faik G.","family":"Uzunoglu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center\u2014University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6071-7810","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carsten","family":"Bokemeyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center\u2014University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wiebke","family":"Jensen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center\u2014University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2035-5816","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jannike","family":"Salchow","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oncology, Hematology, BMT with Section Pneumology, Hubertus Wald Tumor Center\u2014University Cancer Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2375","DOI":"10.1249\/MSS.0000000000002116","article-title":"Exercise guidelines for cancer survivors: Consensus statement from international multidisciplinary roundtable","volume":"51","author":"Campbell","year":"2019","journal-title":"Med. 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