Common diabetes drug may shield hearts during chemo
NCT ID NCT06491680
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether dapagliflozin, a drug used for diabetes, can prevent heart damage caused by anthracycline chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. Forty women with breast cancer will take dapagliflozin daily alongside their chemo. Researchers will measure heart function and blood markers to see if the drug offers protection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dapagliflozin (a diabetes drug)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple way to prevent heart damage during breast cancer chemotherapy, improving long-term heart health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not provide significant heart protection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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18 to 60 years
- 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: 1. patients with pathologically proved invasive breast carcinoma. 2. Patients were indicated for anthracyclines containing adjuvant chemotherapy or new adjuvant anthracyclines. 3. Renal function (eGFR \> 30 mL/minute per 1.73 m2 ) 4. LVEF is more than 50 % 5. Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 60 years old Exclusion Criteria: 1. patients with any cardiac condition that contraindicate the use of anthracyclines, like heart failure, arrythmia, stroke and myocardial infarction. 2. Previous anthracycline-containing regimens and any cardiotoxic chemotherapy regimens 3. pregnant or breastfeeding patients 4. patients receiving any other cardiotoxic agents. 5. Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis or patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. 6. Mediastinal irradiation including heart. 7. Refusal to sign the written informed consent.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Al demerdash hospital at oncology departement
RECRUITINGCairo, Cairo Governorate, 202, Egypt
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