Diffusion Weighted Imaging as a Biomarker for Detection of Chemotherapy Induced Cardiotoxicity

Completed

Conditions studied: Chemotherapy Induced Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients

In brief

The goal of this study is to see if a special type of heart scan called a diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) that uses extra measurements, can be used to find early signs of heart damage from chemotherapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02274480

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

28

Starts

2014-10-22

Expected to finish

2020-09-02

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ≥18 years of age on the day of signing the informed consent.
• Diagnosis of HER2+ breast cancer
• History of anthracycline therapy and antiHER2 treatment
• For subjects with decrease in LVEF: Recent (within 12 weeks) drop in LVEF ≥10% on echocardiogram from baseline and confirmed by cardiac MRI for the study population. If the drop in EF is not confirmed on MRI, the subject will be removed and placed into the control group.
• For control group: Less than a 10% change in EF from baseline for the control population confirmed on echocardiogram and cardiac MRI. If no change in EF is not confirmed on MRI, the subject will be removed and placed into the study group if the change in EF is equal to or greater than 10%. Note: Male breast cancer patients are uncommon and are not expected to be included in this study, however if they meet the above criteria, they will not be excluded.

You may not qualify if…

• Prior myocardial infarction
• Prior surgical or percutaneous coronary revascularization
• Pregnant or lactating patients
• Patients who because of general medical or psychiatric condition, or physiologic status unrelated to the presence of breast cancer cannot give valid informed consent
• Patients who are unwilling or unable to undergo MRI including patients with contraindications to MRI such as the presence of cardiac pacemakers or non-compatible intracranial vascular clips, claustrophobia, inability to lie flat for the duration of the study etc. MRI eligibility will be determined on the day of consent with the MRI questionnaire.
• Patients with metallic implants or device in the chest that might distort local magnetic field and compromise quality of MRI

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester — Harrison, New York, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States

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