Can we spot heart damage early during breast cancer therapy?
NCT ID NCT07588425
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study follows 100 women with early-stage breast cancer who are receiving standard chemotherapy or anti-HER2 therapy. Researchers will use heart ultrasounds and blood tests to look for early signs of heart damage. The goal is to find better ways to detect cardiac side effects before they become serious.
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 doctors detect heart damage earlier during breast cancer treatment, potentially preventing long-term heart problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a new treatment. It may not lead to changes in care, and results might not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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.
Who is studied
Adult women with histologically confirmed Stage I-III breast cancer for whom neoadjuvant or adjuvant systemic therapy (chemotherapy and/or HER2-targeted therapy) is planned, recruited from the Medical Oncology outpatient clinic at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer * Stage I, II, or III disease * Planned neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy and/or HER2-targeted systemic therapy * Baseline transthoracic echocardiographic left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% * Age ≥ 18 years * Able and willing to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic (Stage IV) breast cancer * Pre-existing heart failure or clinically significant cardiac disease * Prior exposure to chemotherapy or other cardiotoxic systemic therapy * Concurrent active malignancy other than breast cancer * Inability or unwillingness to comply with the planned follow-up and assessment schedule
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gazi University Faculty of Medicine
RECRUITINGAnkara, Ankara, 06560, Turkey (Türkiye)
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