Heart risk alert: troponin test may protect cancer patients on immunotherapy
NCT ID NCT06007274
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at 300 cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors to see if measuring troponin levels could help detect serious heart problems early. The goal was to prevent major cardiovascular events like heart attack or stroke without unnecessarily stopping cancer treatment. Researchers also checked whether this monitoring affected how much cancer therapy patients could complete.
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 could show that routine troponin monitoring helps catch heart issues early in cancer patients on immunotherapy, potentially preventing serious events.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, not a controlled trial, so it can only suggest associations, not prove cause and effect. The results may not change current practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- 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
All adult solid cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors
- 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: * All solid cancer patients treated by immune checkpoint inhibitors 2017-2022 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients enrolled in an invterventional study (e.g., pharma trial)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Paris, 75014, France
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