Heart check: new stress test may detect chemo damage sooner
NCT ID NCT03505736
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested whether a stress test combined with a heart MRI can detect early signs of heart damage in premenopausal women treated for breast cancer. The study involved 25 women who had already received treatments like chemotherapy or hormone therapy. Researchers used drugs to stress the heart and then took images to measure blood flow and scarring, aiming to find damage before symptoms appear.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Adenosine, Regadenoson, and Stress Management Therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a way to catch heart damage early in breast cancer patients, helping doctors adjust treatments to protect the heart.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It is designed to see if the test works, not to prove it prevents heart problems.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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