Lung cancer Treatment's hidden heart risk under the microscope

NCT ID NCT04305613

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tracks 221 people with stage II or III lung cancer to see how chemoradiation therapy affects their heart health. Participants undergo heart scans, blood tests, and quality-of-life surveys before, during, and for at least two years after treatment. The goal is to better understand and detect heart damage early, not to test a new treatment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Cardiotoxicity cardiovascular disorder lung cancer lung neoplasm non-small cell lung carcinoma radiation injury

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Chester County Hospital

    West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19380, United States

  • Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17601, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 190467, United States

  • Rutger's University / Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States

  • The Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • University of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States