Heart scans reveal Radiation's hidden toll in breast cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT02348684
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 20 women who had radiation therapy for node-positive breast cancer years earlier. Researchers used cardiac MRI to check heart function and see if radiation dose levels were linked to heart damage. The goal was to better understand safe radiation limits to protect the heart in future patients.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Mar 2012
- Finished
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Dec 2014
- 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
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Who is studied
Women Treated for Node Positive Breast Cancer with Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3DCRT)
- Ages
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18 to 95 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Women with node positive breast cancer treated with surgery, anthracycline-based or similar cardiotoxic chemotherapy, and regional nodal irradiation between 2000-2007. Exclusion Criteria: * Women who have not received anthracycline-based or similar cardiotoxic chemotherapy, and regional nodal irradiation between 2000-2007.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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