#NEW Kuehn M, et al: Development and Usability of the “FORTEe Get Strong” App to Promote Physical Activity and Health Awareness in Children and Adolescents With Cancer During Intensive Treatment Using an App-Based Approach: Mixed Methods Study, JMIR Serious Games 2026

Last week, FORTEe researcher Hayley Marriott from @obu-hst-research.bsky.social presented our research at the @cclguk.bsky.social conference. 👏 The work highlighted how digital and exercise-based interventions can be integrated into pediatric oncology care. 🏃‍♀️‍➡️🩺🏥

#PUBLICATION 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿: 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 by Hayley Marriott et al. published in Frontiers in Pediatrics 🔗 doi.org/10.3389/fped...

📢 #PUBLICATION #ALERT Navigating ethical challenges in the FORTEe randomised controlled trial: a multi-centre staff survey on exercise intervention for children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment by Francesca Alt et al. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... @obu-hst-research.bsky.social

#PUBLICATION #ALERT 👏 New study on the Mainz resilience assessment in childhood cancer, just published in BMC Cancer. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Last day to #register for 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗖 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗲 - 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 ! 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/dirsfowrla  #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer

Hayley Marriott, researcher from the team at Oxford Brookes University, presented the FORTEe study yesterday at the British Sarcoma Group Conference in Oxford. 👏 #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer @obu-hst-research.bsky.social

Few days left to register for our upcoming conference in April! ➡️ converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/ind...

🎗️ International Childhood Cancer Day 2026 🎗️  Every year on 𝟭𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆, International Childhood Cancer Day brings the world together to raise awareness of #childhood #cancer and the realities faced by children, adolescents, survivors, and their families.  #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer

Cancer is unique; so must be our research approaches. On #WorldCancerDay, we highlight @fortee-eu.bsky.social , @pancaid.bsky.social & SATURN3: three research consortia tackling cancer from pediatric care to early detection and tumor heterogeneity. #UnitedByUnique #WCD2026

Today is #WorldCancerDay. With FORTEe, we focus on what matters most: the person before the patient. By combining exercise with innovative therapeutic approaches, we work to improve the quality of life of children living with cancer. Not just today, but every day. 💪 #UnitedByUnique

Don't forget that our congress registration is open for the first in-person edition of 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗖 - 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀. 🤩 📍 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘇, 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 | 🗓️ 𝟭𝟲–𝟭𝟳 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟴 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🔗 converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/ind...

FORTEe is back in the office after the winter break and fully focused on its final project year. 🎯 Take a look at our 2026 #vision #board to get a visual snapshot of what lies ahead. This year will be busy, ambitious, and impact oriented. 💪

As 2025 comes to an end, we would like to thank all our project partners, collaborators, children and families for their support in 2025! 🤸✨ 🍵 Get cozy with a hot drink and read the wrap-up from the past 6 months, and an outlook to 2026 in our latest #newsletter: mailchi.mp/46ef60160fdd...

Join us next April 2026 in Mainz for our #Patient #Sports #Day Kickin' Cancer - Every Move Counts! ⚽ More info & registration: www.kinderkrebshilfe-mainz.de/was-wir-tun/... We are looking forward to welcome you!

Registration is open for the 3rd Pediatric Exercise Oncology Congress - PEOC x FORTEe 📍 Mainz, Germany | 🗓️ 16-17 April 2025 🔗 converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/ind... We are looking forward to welcome you in Mainz next year!

We were pleased to see FORTEe highlighted once again among the EU initiatives dedicated to adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer at the #EuropeanCancerSummit in Brussels. 🎗️ Want to know more about the summit? Click here 🔗 www.europeancancer.org/summit.html @europeancancer.bsky.social

💪 The FORTEe team was strongly represented in the poster area at the #SIOPcongress! It’s inspiring to see our research reaching the wider community, sparking valuable discussions, collaborations, and fresh ideas for the future of pediatric oncology research! 🌍✨ #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer

Yesterday, Francesca Lanfranconi presented the FORTEe exercise booklet “𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 – 𝘗𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺” at the #SIOPCongress ✨Spotlight✨ session - highlighting the growing role of tailored exercise in pediatric oncology care.

Have you already stopped by our FORTEe booth here in beautiful Amsterdam?🌷#SIOPcongress 📍Find us in 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟯, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟮 - still today and tomorrow! Let’s talk about how we can #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer! 💪

Good morning from Amsterdam! 👋 We are here for the 57th Annual #SIOPcongress! Make sure to stop by our booth in the exhibition area of #Hall3, 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟮. We are looking forward to meet you! 🌷🌷🌷 #SIOPInternational

In September, our team from #Monza joined the 31st PanCare Congress (17–19 September 2025). 👏 The meeting took place at the beautiful Jahorina ski resort near Sarajevo. 🏔️  We were proud to see Tommaso Moriggi present our FORTEe booklet on precision-based exercise training protocols. 📖💪

The 6th edition of the #WinnersCup took place last weekend in Italy: a unique football tournament for children undergoing or having completed oncology treatment. 💪⚽ A special shoutout to our Team Monza, who reached the final and brought home a brilliant 🥈 second place!

We just concluded our 10th #SteeringCommittee meeting with latest updates across all work packages: from management, ethics, the biomarker subproject to the clinical trial and our dissemination plans. 💪 #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer

✨ #GoldSeptember2025 is coming to an end, and we would like to leave this last message with you: Tailored exercise program supports not only #physical #fitness, but also #mental #wellbeing and daily functioning, benefiting children living with cancer, their families, and the entire care team. 💛

✨ #GoldSeptember2025 is not yet over! ⚽ In FORTEe, every exercise session is individually tailored to each child’s needs. Trainers & therapists adapt the program to make children feel safe, supported, & understood – creating a space where they can grow stronger physically and mentally. ✨

Only 1️⃣ 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧 - 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 ‼️ 3rd Pediatric Exercise Oncology Congress – PEOC meets FORTEe 📍 Mainz, Germany | 🗓️ 16–17 April 2026 📋 Submission Guidelines at a Glance: https://f.mtr.cool/gzdkrxhxlu

✨ For #GoldSeptember2025 we are sharing perspective & key findings from “Childhood cancer patients’ perspective on exercising with cancer” (Wilke et al.). 🏋️ Tailored exercise programs boost mental well-being, strengthen daily functioning & make life a little easier for young cancer patients. 💙

2️⃣ #𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗦 #𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧 - 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 ‼️ 3rd Pediatric Exercise Oncology Congress – PEOC meets FORTEe 📍 Mainz, Germany | 🗓️ 16–17 April 2026 🔗 All info & submission: https://f.mtr.cool/gsuwjgsgnp @youthcancereurope.bsky.social @cancerleagues.bsky.social

✨ As promised, we continue the #GoldSeptember2025 with a focus on lived experiences.  2️⃣ Exercise sessions offered a welcome break from doctor visits, blood tests and medication. For a moment, children and young adults felt like more than ‘just’ patients – they felt like themselves again.

📢 #PUBLICATION #ALERT Congrats to the whole FORTEe consortium on publishing in BMC Cancer! 👏 This new article presents the rationale and design of our randomized controlled exercise trial. 💪 🔗 bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

✨ This #GoldSeptember2025, the FORTEe campaign is putting the spotlight on the voices and lived experiences of children with cancer, their families, and the professionals who support them. @youthcancereurope.bsky.social @obu-hst-research.bsky.social @cancerleagues.bsky.social

⏰ Only 4 weeks left to submit your abstract! 🏆 Don’t miss the Young Investigator Award (≤ 35 years), sponsored by #Kinderkrebshilfe #Mainz. To apply: submit your abstract + 1-page CV + 1-page statement of achievement. 🔗 Link: converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/ind...

✨ Today marks the start of #GoldSeptember2025!✨ This year, the FORTEe campaign will focus on amplifying the voices and experiences of patients, their families, and the professionals who care for them. ❤️‍🩹 Stay tuned! Together we #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer! 💪

6️⃣ 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧 - 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 ‼️ We invite you to #submit #abstracts for the upcoming 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗖 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀! 📍 Mainz, Germany | 🗓️ 16–17 April 2026 More info & submission: converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/ind...

So proud to be part of Kamran’s Ward Activity Day at @ouhospitals.bsky.social on July 12th! We had a blast with our @‪@fortee-eu.bsky.social‬ Pixformance station, bringing smiles to #children affected by #cancer. The best feedback? "I love parties at the hospital!”

🆕 Just out this week: the latest FORTEe #Newsletter! 🔗 mailchi.mp/f70e149b594e... The highlights? 📣 #PEOCxFORTEe - Call for Abstracts open now! 📘 New Exercise Training Booklet 🩵 Layman summary of the FORTEe project 📖 Recent publications 🤸‍♂️ Conference highlights @youthcancereurope.bsky.social

🎓 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻! We are inviting you to #submit #abstracts for the upcoming 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗖 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀. 🔹 Abstract submission open 07 July - 30 September 2025 🔹 Notification of acceptance: November 2025 🔗 Submit via the official portal: converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/ind...

💪 The FORTEe project is well represented at this year’s ‪@ecssofficial.bsky.social‬ Annual Congress in Rimini! 🔥 Team members from UMC-Mainz, MBBM and INT showcased the project through scientific presentations, poster sessions, and even joined the ECSS Morning Run. 🏃‍♀️‍➡️

🏃‍♀️ FORTEe at the Sports, Medicine and Health Summit 2025! From 26 – 28 June, Lena & Mareike from UMC-Mainz joined the biannual summit in Hamburg ⚓ to showcase our innovative digital tools for exercise training in childhood cancer care. #GetStrongToFightChildhoodCancer #EU_funded

📺 new #MASTERCLASS! How do we stay #resilient in the face of stress? Join Raffael Kalisch @kalischlab.bsky.social from LIR, as he explores how research helps us understand the mechanisms that enable individuals to adapt to stress and adversity. 🧠💡 Watch now: youtu.be/w0DYTsN3-M0

📺 #MASTERCLASS! How can exercise can support palliative care for cancer patients? What ethical questions does it raise? Dr. Francesca Alt, pediatric oncologist and palliative care expert at UMC Mainz, shares her insights in this compelling #masterclass. Watch now: youtu.be/zn0qoTpj9Yk

We are thrilled by the strong interest in our FORTEe booklet! 💛 𝟮𝟯𝟱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀 have already been distributed to healthcare professionals across the globe. 💪 🤸‍♂️ Didn’t get your hands on a copy? No worries, we are working on making the booklet available online soon. Stay tuned!!

It's @weekagainstcancer.bsky.social! Today's focus: 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 & 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿  At FORTEe we are proud to collaborate with @youthcancereurope.bsky.social to ensure that young people remain at the centre of everything we do.🩵 Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/yjjzxlrwnf #EWAC2025

It is @weekagainstcancer.bsky.social! Today we focus on: Research 🔬 FORTEe's goal is to create high evidence to validate precision exercise interventions in childhood cancer. Enjoy the infografik & read more about our latest research results here: https://f.mtr.cool/znfmcfrnth

It is @weekagainstcancer.bsky.social! Today we focus on: 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 📱 💻  In FORTEe we use digital and innovative technologies to create effective, age-adapted and personalised trainings. 💪  Learn more:🔗 https://fortee-project.eu/research/get-strong-app/ #EWAC2025 @cancerleagues.bsky.social

It is @weekagainstcancer.bsky.social! This flagship initiative by @cancerleagues.bsky.social, brings together cancer leagues, health advocates, civil society & policymakers to raise awareness about the importance of cancer prevention and care. 🩵 More info on #EWAC2025: https://www.cancer.eu/ewac/

New from FORTEe: #FORTEeExplained! 💬This #LaySummary, based on the original publication by Dennis Wilke et al., offers insights into childhood cancer patients’ perspective on exercising during treatment. ⬇️ Download the #LaySummary: fortee-project.eu/wp-content/u... @youthcancereurope.bsky.social

William Zardo, Exercise Professional from #FORTEe in Milan, was invited to share insights on the emerging role of the exercise physiologist within hospital care teams in the session "Bridging care and movement: enhancing collaboration between nurses and exercise professionals in clinical practice" 👏

FORTEe at #SIOPEurope2025! Yesterday’s #Plenary #Session III highlighted an essential aspect of paediatric oncology: the role of precision-based exercise for children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer. 💪🧒🏽👧🏻 Chaired by FORTEe members Adriana Balduzzi & Carmelo Rizzari from Monza.