Heart watch: simple blood test may shield cancer patients from therapy damage
NCT ID NCT06337097
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether checking troponin levels in the blood before each dose of immune checkpoint therapy can help catch heart problems early. 980 cancer patients will either get regular troponin monitoring or standard care. The goal is to see if this approach lowers heart-related side effects from treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Troponin surveillance (blood test)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that routine heart monitoring during immunotherapy helps catch and prevent heart problems early.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not prove that monitoring actually reduces heart issues, 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 980 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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: * Male or female patient ≥18 years old * Plan for treatment with an immune checkpoint inhibitor as standard of care even if patient is also on an additional investigational cancer therapeutic * Willingness to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Troponin T not available at screening or prior to randomization * Inability to comply with planned study procedures * Major adverse cardiovascular event included in the primary outcome within the 30 days prior to enrollment * Any medical condition that could interfere with, or for which the treatment might interfere with the conduct of the study or interpretation of the study results, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, increase the risk of the participant by participating in the study * Any factors that, in the Investigator's opinion, are likely to interfere with study procedures, such as history of noncompliance with scheduled appointments.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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