Smartwatches track hidden heart risk in blood cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07711327
First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026
Summary
This study investigates how often atrial fibrillation (AF), a type of irregular heartbeat, occurs in people with certain blood cancers who are starting a targeted cancer drug called a Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKI). Researchers will follow 500 participants—400 starting BTKI therapy and 100 with similar cancers not on BTKIs—using smartwatches and heart monitor patches to detect AF and other rhythm problems over 12 months. The goal is to understand whether BTKI therapy raises the risk of AF and how that might affect cancer treatment and overall health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKI) therapy
- What this could lead to
- If this study finds a clear link, it could help doctors monitor and manage heart rhythm problems in blood cancer patients on BTKI therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The results may not apply to all patients or cancer types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults with a diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, mantle cell lymphoma, or marginal zone lymphoma who are being newly started on BTKI or non-BTKI therapy at Stanford University, City of Hope, or UCSD oncology clinics.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater than 18 years * Diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), or marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) * New initiation of Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKI) therapy or non-BTKI therapy (eg, venetoclax based) for management of hematologic malignancy Exclusion Criteria: * Prior exposure to BTKI therapy * History of persistent atrial fibrillation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Stanford Health Care
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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UC San Diego Health
San Diego, California, 92103, United States
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