Completion rates from CNRP/PRP programmes ranged from 42 to 70% . Dropout rates due to disease progression/ death accounted for between 49 and 61% . Other reasons included geographical inaccessibility (39%) or unknown/personal reasons (37%) . Schedules of medical appointments made it hard to adhere to the CNRP, and at times, the amount of information to take in could be overwhelming.Predictors of programme completion included lower baseline CRP levels,lower ECOG performancestatus and better nutritional status .Glare et al.citeda baseline 6-min walk test (6MWT) >420 m, (i.e. better endurance) as a predictor of programme completion. Although within this study programme completers demonstrated improvements in multiple domains, high dropout rates (>50%) meant that earlier identification of the population who would best respond was recommended.