Staff

Hao Luo

Co-lead, Exercise and Gastrointestinal Cancers Research Group.

Dr. Luo is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Exercise Medicine Research Institute. His research focuses on the role of clinical exercise and sport-based interventions in patients with cancer during treatment, in particular in patients with pancreatic cancer during chemotherapy.

Professional Memberships

• Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
• The Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG)

Research Areas and Interests

• Potential of exercise medicine as an adjunct to chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer
• Role of sport-based interventions in cancer care
• Reporting of adverse events in exercise oncology

Awards and Recognition

• The 2022 Rowe Scientific Prize for Excellence in a Scientific Discipline ($1,000)

Research funding

• 2022-2026: Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF): 2021 Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need (RCRDUN) Grant ($561,910)
• 2019-2023: The ECU School of Medical and Health Sciences PhD Scholarship ($99,470)
• 2017-2018: The China Scholarship Council (CSC) Funding for Visiting Research Scholar ($22,600)

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, Australia, 2023
• Master of Education, South China Normal University, China, 2009

Research Outputs

2023

Journal Articles

• Luo H, Galvão DA, Newton RU, Tang C, Nicolas HH, Singh F, Dean A, Jasas K, Johansson M, Yusoff I, Spry N, Taaffe DR. Evaluation of a clinic-based exercise program in patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing non-surgical treatment. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2023;55(1):9-19. doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000003019.
• Luo H, Galvão DA, Newton RU, Tang C, Spry N, Taaffe DR. Multimodal exercise in older patients with advanced pancreatic cancer undergoing first-line chemotherapy: a case series examining feasibility and preliminary efficacy. European Journal Cancer Care. 2023; Article ID 1179848. doi:10.1155/2023/1179848.

2022

Journal Articles

• Luo H, Schumacher O, Galvão DA, Newton RU, Taaffe DR. Adverse events reporting of clinical trials in exercise oncology research (ADVANCE): protocol for a scoping review. Frontiers in Oncology. 2022;12:841266. doi:10.3389/fonc.2022.841266.
• Schumacher O, Luo H, Taaffe DR, Galvão DA, Tang C, Chee R, Spry N, Newton RU. In Reply to Carpenter et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2022;113(1):234- 235. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.01.041.
• Wang TZ, Zhang Y, Taaffe DR, Kim JS, Luo H, Yang LR, Fairman CM, Qiao YD, Newton RU, Galvão DA. Protective effects of physical activity in colon cancer and underlying mechanisms: a review of epidemiological and biological evidence. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 2022;170:103578. doi:10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103578.

2021

Journal Articles

• Luo H, Galvão DA, Newton RU, Tang C, Dean A, Jasas K, Johansson M, Yusoff I, Spry N, Taaffe DR. Feasibility and efficacy of a multi-component exercise medicine program in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy (the EXPAN trial): study protocol of a dual-centre, two- armed phase I randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Gastroenterology. 2021;8(1):e000642. doi:10.1136/bmjgast-2021-000642.
• Luo H, Galvão DA, Newton RU, Lopez P, Tang C, Fairman CM, Spry N, Taaffe DR. Exercise medicine in the management of pancreatic cancer: a systematic review. Pancreas. 2021;50(3):280- 292. doi:10.1097/MPA.0000000000001753.
• Schumacher O, Luo H, Taaffe DR, Galvão DA, Tang C, Chee R, Spry N, Newton RU. Effects of exercise during radiotherapy on physical function and treatment-related side effects in men with prostate cancer: a systematic review. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2021;111(3):716-731. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.06.034.

2019

Journal Articles

• Luo H, Galvão DA, Newton RU, Fairman CM, Taaffe DR. Sport medicine in the prevention and management of cancer. Integrative Cancer Therapies. 2019;18:1534735419894063. doi:10.1177/1534735419894063.

2018

Journal Articles

• Luo H, Newton RU, Ma’ayah F, Galvão DA, Taaffe DR. Recreational soccer as sport medicine for middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 2018;4(1):e000336. doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000336.