Heart shield for breast cancer patients: new drug may prevent chemo side effect
NCT ID NCT07233499
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if the heart drug nebivolol can protect the hearts of women with HER2-positive breast cancer who are receiving trastuzumab, a treatment that can weaken the heart. Researchers will measure heart function and quality of life in 56 participants over several months. The goal is to find a way to prevent heart damage without interfering with cancer treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- 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 to 65 years
- 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: * Age ≥18 years old. * Newly diagnosed with early or locally advanced HER2 positive breast cancer. * Normal baseline LVEF (˃50%) * Planned to receive HER2-directed therapies as newadjuvant or adjuvant. Exclusion Criteria: * Elderly patients( ˃65 years). * Primary tumors other than breast cancer. * Pregnancy and breast feeding. * Currently using cardioprotective drugs e.g.: ACEI, CCB, ARBs and another beta blocker. * Presence of diagnosed cardiomyopathy currently or in initial evaluation. * Patients with ischemic heart disease. * Contraindication for treatment with beta blockers. * Patients with hypersensitivity to nebivolol. * Poorly echogenic patients.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Cancer Institute- Cairo University- Egypt
RECRUITINGCairo, Egypt
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