Blood pressure drug may boost cancer therapy in stomach cancer patients

NCT ID NCT07622693

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at 80 patients with both locally advanced gastric cancer and high blood pressure. Researchers want to see if taking beta-blockers (a common blood pressure drug) alongside standard cancer treatment leads to better tumor shrinkage compared to other blood pressure drugs. The study is observational, meaning it just looks back at what happened, without assigning treatments. It aims to find clues for future research.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

beta-blockers (a type of blood pressure medication)

What this could lead to

If beta-blockers are found to help, this could point toward a new way to boost the effects of cancer treatment in some patients.

What could go wrong

This is a small, observational study, not a controlled experiment. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

gastric adenocarcinoma gastric cancer gastric neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China