Could cancer antibodies trigger heart problems? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07364656
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will check if people with metastatic breast or colon cancer have antibodies that might also attack the heart. Researchers will collect blood samples and ECGs from 196 participants over 12 months. The goal is to see if these antibodies raise the risk of dangerous heart rhythms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help identify cancer patients at higher risk of heart rhythm problems, leading to better monitoring or preventive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not find a clear link between the antibodies and heart issues, and results may not apply to all cancer patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 196 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of breast or colorectal cancer, either metastatic or non-metastatic * Patients already receiving first-line therapy with a confirmed diagnosis of breast or colorectal cancer, either metastatic or non-metastatic * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically significant cardiovascular diseases (atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathies, or inherited arrhythmic syndromes) * Known autoimmune diseases or immunodeficiencies * Use of high-dose immunosuppressive drugs or other experimental treatments that could interfere with the assessment of study endpoints
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Policlinico San donato
Milan, 20097, Italy
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