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Early Prediction and Warning for Cardiotoxicity Due to Anthracycline-Based Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

Recruiting
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Device: Echocardiography
Registration Number
NCT06282796
Lead Sponsor
First Hospital of China Medical University
Brief Summary

This multicenter clinical study aims to build an intelligent and accurate diagnosis and dynamic prediction and early warning model of cardiotoxicity due to anthracycline-based breast cancer chemotherapy, clarify the value of the early warning model in guiding the targeted prevention of myocardial protection, providing an important theoretical basis for reducing the mortality rate of breast cancer and improving the prognosis.

Detailed Description

The latest global cancer burden data released by the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has shown that the incidence of breast cancer ranks first in the world. Anthracycline-based treatments are first-line chemotherapy agents to treat early breast cancer. Although anthracycline-based treatments has significantly improved the 5-year survival rate of breast cancer patients, the cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) caused by anthracyclines has become the major cause of breast cancer death. However, CTRCD patients often have no obvious symptoms of heart failure in the early stage, and the diagnosis is very secretive, resulting in delayed intervention, unable to timely terminate the disease process, and seriously affecting the prognosis.

Echocardiography has the advantages of real-time, non-invasive and repeatable, and is the preferred detection method for asymptomatic CTRCD at present. The diagnosis of asymptomatic CTRCD depends on the change of left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) and global longitudinal strain (GLS) before and after chemotherapy. However, the measurement of LVEF and GLS is based on manual methods, resulting in poor repeatability. Cardiotoxicity due to anthracycline-based breast cancer chemotherapy progresses gradually and changes dynamically with dose and time.

Therefore, this study intends to build an intelligent model for early prediction and warning of asymptomatic CTRCD, so as to provide a reliable basis for timely adjustment of individualized cardiac protection strategies and maintaining LV function and reducing mortality.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥18 years
  • Histologically or cytopathological confirmed stage I-III HER2+ breast cancer, scheduled to receive consecutive anthracycline chemotherapy or subsequent sequential trastuzumab targeted therapy
  • LVEF≥53% before chemotherapy
Exclusion Criteria
  • life expectancy ≤12 months
  • Participating in other ongoing oncology clinical trials
  • Prior treatment with anthracyclines or chest radiation therapy
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Ultrasound images of the heart are of very poor quality

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Anthracycline-Based Breast Cancer Chemotherapy GroupEchocardiographyAge ≥18 years, histologically or cytopathologically confirmed stage I-III HER2+ breast cancer, scheduled to receive consecutive anthracycline chemotherapy or subsequent sequential trastuzumab targeted therapy, with a prechemotherapy LVEF≥53%.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Left ventricular ejection fraction(unit: %) in all breast cancer patients treated with anthracycline-based chemotherapy.1 day after admission

To Evaluate the changes of cardiac systolic function in all breast cancer patients treated with anthracycline-based chemotherapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Left ventricular global longitudinal strain (unit: %) in all breast cancer patients treated with anthracycline-based chemotherapy.1 day after admission

To Evaluate of the subclinical changes of cardiac systolic function in all breast cancer patients treated with anthracycline-based chemotherapy.

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Dalian Friendship Hospital

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Dalian, Liaoning, China

Dalian Municipal Central Hospital

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Dalian, Liaoning, China

Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute

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Shenyang, Liaoning, China

The Third People's Hospital Of Chengdu

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Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Fujian Cancer Hospital

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Fuzhou, Fujian, China

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