Can a common heart drug shield breast cancer patients from Surgery-Related heart damage?
NCT ID NCT07583134
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether the drug propranolol can prevent heart injury after breast cancer surgery in women who also have high blood pressure or angina. One hundred participants will either receive propranolol before surgery or standard care. Researchers will measure heart stress using blood tests and examine tumor samples.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- propranolol (a beta-blocker drug)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to protect the heart during breast cancer surgery for patients with high blood pressure or chest pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 100 people. It may not show a clear benefit, and propranolol can cause side effects like low blood pressure or slow heart rate.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2033
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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20 to 70 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: 1. Female patients aged 20 to 70 years. 2. Patients diagnosed with hypertension or angina who require medication. 3. Patients diagnosed with unilateral, resectable primary breast cancer (ICD-10: C50), Stage I-III. 4. ECOG performance status of 0-1. 5. Patients scheduled to receive standard postoperative treatment (including adjuvant radiotherapy 6. Patients who voluntarily decide to participate and sign the written informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with distant metastases. 2. Patients with active infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases (including specific rheumatic diseases), coagulation disorders, or cardiovascular diseases other than hypertension or angina pectoris. 3. Patients with clinically significant hepatic, hematologic, or renal dysfunction, defined as any of the following: ① ANC \<1,500/mm3 * Platelets \<100,000/mm3 * Hb \<9 g/dL * AST and ALT \> 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) ⑤ Alkaline phosphatase \> 2.5 x ULN ⑥ Total bilirubin \> 1 x ULN ⑦ Serum creatinine \>1.5 x ULN or estimated creatinine clearance \< 60 mL/min (as calculated using the method standard for the institution) 4. Patients with moderate to severe asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 5. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of enrollment. 6. Patients with a history of malignancy within the past 5 years. 7. Patients for whom data collection is considered difficult at the discretion of the investigator. 8. Patients who are unable to understand or complete study questionnaires. 9. Patients who have received β-blockers within 30 days prior to screening. 10. Patients with systolic blood pressure \< 100 mmHg or heart rate \< 55 beats per minute.
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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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Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea
Seoul, Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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