Can personalized chemoradiation protect lung cancer Patients' hearts?
NCT ID NCT05010109
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at how chemoradiation for locally advanced lung cancer affects the heart. Researchers will track 100 patients using heart tests, blood samples, and questionnaires. The goal is to see if tailoring treatment based on individual risk can reduce heart problems.
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 study could help doctors personalize lung cancer treatment to lower the risk of heart damage.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to immediate changes in care, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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: 1. Patient with histologic diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, or limited stage - small cell lung cancer (L-SCLC) 2. The recommended treatment is thoracic radiation therapy combined with concurrent systemic therapy (chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy) with or without neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant systemic therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy) 3. \>/= 18 years of age 4. KPS \>/= 70 5. Willing and able to sign informed consents 6. Willing to perform 6minute walking test 7. Willing to preform required cardiac biomarker test for primary end point assessment. Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable or unwilling to give written informed consent 2. Previous history of RT to the thorax overlapping with the current treatment field. 3. Pregnant or breast-feeding 4. Renal failure necessitating dialysis 5. Unwilling to perform protocol tests 6. Contraindication for any protocol tests
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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