Heart shield for chemo: new trial aims to protect AML patients
NCT ID NCT04977180
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving two common heart medications (a beta blocker and an ACE inhibitor) before and during intensive chemotherapy can prevent heart damage in people newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). About 70 adults will be randomly assigned to receive the heart drugs or not. The main goal is to see if this approach reduces the risk of heart problems caused by the chemotherapy drug daunorubicin.
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Conditions
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University of Virginia
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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