Blood test may shield cancer Patients' hearts from chemo damage
NCT ID NCT04737265
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether using a blood test (NTproBNP) to guide heart-protecting medications can safely prevent heart damage in people with breast cancer or lymphoma receiving anthracycline chemotherapy. About 108 adults participated, and researchers measured how many joined, stayed, and followed the medication plan. The goal was to see if this personalized approach is feasible and safe compared to standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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108 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Provision of written informed consent and HIPAA authorization * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study * Male or female, ≥ 18 years of age * Diagnosed with breast cancer or lymphoma (any subtype), planned to receive an anthracycline based chemotherapy regimen. Patients may be enrolled up to their first dose of anthracycline even if they have already received other chemotherapeutic or targeted agents as part of neo-adjuvant or adjuvant systemic therapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer * Uncontrolled blood pressure defined by Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) \> 180mmHg on two or more occasions and taking three or more antihypertensives within 1 month prior to enrollment. * Baseline SBP \< 90mmHg within 1 month prior to enrollment (if multiple blood pressures are available in the medical record within 1 month prior to enrollment, the average SBP will be considered) * Women must not be pregnant or breast-feeding due to the potential harm to an unborn fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with some anti-hypertensives, including angiotensin receptor blockers. All females of childbearing potential must have a blood test or urine study within 10 days prior to enrollment to rule out pregnancy. All females of childbearing potential must be strongly advised to use accepted and effective methods of contraception or to abstain from sexual intercourse for the duration of their participation in the study. A female of childbearing potential is defined as any woman, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months). * Patient with prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history of treatment, in the opinion of the investigator, has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen * Patient must not have any of the following * Severe hepatic impairment, defined as serum bilirubin \> Upper Limit of Normal (ULN), or AST or ALT \> 5.0 ULN on most recent labs prior to enrollment. Results of serum bilirubin, AST, and ALT must be checked for screening if no results available in the medical recordwithin 28 days prior to enrollment. * end-stage renal failure on dialysis * hyperkalemia with a potassium \> 5.5 mEq/l on most recent labs prior to enrollment. Serum potassium must be checked for screening if no results available in the EMR within 28 days prior to enrollment. * a history of kidney transplant * an eGFR \< 30 ml/min/1.73m2 at most recent check prior to enrollment. Creatinine must be checked for screening if no results available in the EMR within 28 days prior to enrollment * cardiogenic shock * decompensated heart failure requiring the use of IV inotropic therapy * Non-English speaking
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abramson Cancer Center at University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Chester County Hospital
West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19380, United States
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City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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