Genetic panel aims to spot heart risk before cancer therapy begins
NCT ID NCT07663357
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a genetic and epigenetic panel can predict heart damage caused by chemotherapy or immunotherapy in breast cancer patients. Researchers will analyze blood samples from 1,000 participants before and during treatment to see if certain genetic markers signal early risk. The goal is to catch potential heart problems sooner, allowing doctors to adjust treatment and protect patients' hearts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pharmacogenomic panel
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could enable doctors to identify patients at high risk for heart damage before starting cancer treatment, allowing for safer, personalized therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The genetic panel may not accurately predict cardiotoxicity in all patients, and results may not change outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 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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Dec 2029
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
A prospective cohort of adult breast cancer patients receiving cardiotoxic cancer therapies, followed for cardiovascular assessment and multi-omics profiling to identify predictors of treatment-related cardiotoxicity.
- 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 with a confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer who are scheduled to initiate treatment with anthracyclines and/or HER2-targeted therapies (anti-HER2 therapies). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 50%; * Patients who have undergone chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy within the previous year; * Patients with chronic kidney disease and a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m²; * Patients with uncontrolled hypertension; * Patients with complex congenital heart disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Complexo Hospitar HUOC/PROCAPE
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRecife, Pernambuco, 50100-130, Brazil
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FAMERP - Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSão José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, 15090-000, Brazil
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Hospital BP - A Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 01323-900, Brazil
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Hospital Beneficente UNIMAR
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarília, São Paulo, 17525-160, Brazil
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Instituto do Câncer do Ceará
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFortaleza, Ceará, 60430-230, Brazil
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFlorianópolis, Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Brazil
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