Three extra minutes on an MRI could catch a deadly side effect of cancer treatment
NCT ID NCT05125965
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether adding just 3 minutes to a cardiac MRI can help doctors find heart inflammation (myocarditis) early in cancer patients on immunotherapy. Myocarditis is a rare but often deadly side effect of these drugs. The researchers will scan 200 patients who already need a heart MRI, to see if the extra time improves detection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- additional time for the MRI
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make cardiac MRI a standard early test for heart inflammation caused by immunotherapy, improving survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The added MRI time may not improve detection enough to change outcomes.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing immunotherapy with an indication for cardiac MRI for suspected myocarditis or other cardiovascular complications * Patient over 18 years of age * Patient affiliated to a health insurance plan * Patient who has given free, informed and oral consent Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to immunotherapy * Pregnant or breastfeeding patient (if applicable) * Contraindication to cardiac MRI
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue
Le Plessis-Robinson, 92350, France
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Hopital Paris Saint Joseph
Paris, 75014, France
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Hôpital Europeen Marseille
Marseille, 13003, France
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