Scientists use patient cells to crack chemo heart risk mystery
NCT ID NCT03199300
Summary
This study aims to understand why some cancer patients develop severe heart or lung problems from certain chemotherapy drugs while others don't. Researchers will take skin cells from 20 former cancer patients who either had severe reactions or no reactions to treatment and turn them into heart-like cells in the lab. By comparing these cells, they hope to learn what makes some people more vulnerable to treatment side effects.
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University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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