“…Among 20 available studies on prehabilitation for CRC patients, there are 10 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) [ 26 , 27 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 43 ], 9 pilot studies [ 16 , 17 , 29 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 41 , 44 ] and 1 retrospective cohort study [ 42 ]. Table 3 summarizes the reported outcomes of selected studies.…”