Scientists track Radiation's hidden toll on cancer Patients' hearts

NCT ID NCT04361240

Summary

This study aims to understand how two different types of radiation therapy affect the heart in breast cancer patients. Researchers followed 172 patients who were already enrolled in a larger radiation comparison trial. They measured heart function and collected blood samples before, during, and for one year after radiation treatment to compare the effects of proton versus photon radiation.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Abramson Cancer Center at University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Northwestern Medicine

    Warrenville, Illinois, 60555, United States

  • University of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

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