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Effect of radiation doses on heart in thoracic (chest) cancer patients

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: C159- Malignant neoplasm of esophagus, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: C37- Malignant neoplasm of thymusHealth Condition 3: C349- Malignant neoplasm of unspecifiedpart of bronchus or lung
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/01/061777
Lead Sponsor
Tata Memorial Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Pathological or cytological evidence of malignancy

2. Patients treated with thoracic radiotherapy ± chemotherapy (neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and definitive radiation)

3. Patients willing to sign the written informed consent

4. Patients willing for follow up

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age <18 years

2. Reirradiation to the thoracic area where cardiac structures already received a significant dose

3. Life expectancy of less than 6 months

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To identify the high-risk cohort of patients for cardiac toxicity in patients treated with Radiotherapy ± Chemotherapy for thoracic malignancies <br/ ><br>AND <br/ ><br>To evaluate any grade cardiac toxicities in thoracic cancer patients treated with definitive Radiotherapy ± Chemotherapy <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months and yearly thereafter
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation of Cardiac Biomarkers with Cardiac Toxicity and Survival in Severely high-risk patientsTimepoint: 6 months, 12 months and yearly thereafter;Cumulative Incidence of = Grade 3 Cardiac ToxicityTimepoint: 6 months, 12 months and yearly thereafter;Number of patients requiring Cardiac InterventionTimepoint: 6 months, 12 months and yearly thereafter;To assess the impact of dosimetric parameters of the whole heart and its substructuresTimepoint: 6 months, 12 months and yearly thereafter;To identify radiological and functional imaging correlates of cardiac toxicityTimepoint: 6 months, 12 months and yearly thereafter
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