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Can an MRI scan show early signs of medication-related changes to the heart in patients with breast cancer treated with trastuzumab?

Recruiting
Conditions
Trastuzumab-associated cardiomyopathy
Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Registration Number
ISRCTN83167415
Lead Sponsor
Working Group Cardiac MRI @ Charité University Medicine Berlin & HELIOS Hospital Berlin-Buch
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

1. Mammary carcinoma
2. Planned trastuzumab therapy

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any absolute contraindication for MRI
2. Chronic renal failure with GFR <30 ml/min/m2 at time of inclusion

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean native myocardial T1 time measured using MRI (MOLLI sequences) at all time points (before start of chemotherapy, before the first dose of trastuzumab, before the second dose of trastuzumab and after 5 cycles of trastuzumab)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Left ventricular ejection fraction<br> 2. Myocardial T2 time<br> 3. Late gadolinium enhancement<br> 4. Longitudinal strain<br> 5. Circumferential strain<br> All secondary outcome measures are assessed using MRI at all time points (before start of chemotherapy, before the first dose of trastuzumab, before the second dose of trastuzumab and after 5 cycles of trastuzumab).<br>
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