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RecruitingNCT06664528CV_CANCERUpdated Mar 4, 2025

Cardiovascular Health in Adult Patients With Cancer Exposed to Cardiotoxic Therapies

An observational study in Cardiac Toxicity and Cancer, sponsored by Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS. Recruiting at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-04.

Sponsored by Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Feb 2025; still recruiting 1 year 8 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
300
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the cardiovascular health and prognosis of adult patients with cancer, treated with cardiotoxic therapies.

The main purposes of the study are the following:

  • Identify the demographic factors related to the onset of cardiotoxicity produced by anticancer drugs.
  • Identify any subgroups more likely to develop distant major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).
  • Evaluate the usefulness of clinical, biohumoral and echocardiographic parameters for early diagnosis of cardiotoxicity.

Participants will be monitored during the anticancer treatment via clinical, laboratory and instrumental evaluation according to the recommendation of the current guidelines on Cardio-Oncology (European Society of Cardiology, 2022). Initial follow-up will be 2 years.

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The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the cardiovascular health and prognosis of adult patients with cancer, exposed to potentially-cardiotoxic therapies.

The main purposes of the study are the following:

  • Identify the demographic factors related to the onset of cardiotoxicity produced by anticancer drugs.
  • Identify any subgroups of patients more likely to develop distant major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).
  • Evaluate the usefulness of clinical, bio-humoral and echocardiographic parameters for early diagnosis of cardiotoxicity.

Participants will be monitored during the anticancer treatment via clinical, laboratory and instrumental evaluation according to the recommendations of the available guidelines on Cardio-Oncology (European Society of Cardiology, 2022). Initial follow-up will be 2 years.

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Conditions studied

  • Cardiac Toxicity
  • Cancer
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In context

Cardiotoxicity

262 studies on the registry are indexed under Cardiotoxicity; 75 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 300 is above the median of 111 across 124 observational studies indexed under Cardiotoxicity.

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Lead sponsor

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS is the lead sponsor of 952 studies on the registry; 541 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Adult patients with cancer treated with potentially cardiotoxic anticancer drugs, with complete clinical, laboratory, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic data obtained at the first cardio-oncologic evaluation and at least at one follow-up visit.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients over the age of 18 at the time of evaluation
  • Patients treated with potentially cardiotoxic anticancer drugs
  • Patients for which complete clinical, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic data are available at first evaluation and at least at one follow-up visit.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients under the age of 18 at the time of evaluation
  • Patients whose documentation of the first visit is not available
  • Patients for whom it is not possible to obtain follow-up information through a medical visit or by telephone
  • Patient with poor acoustic window for echocardiographic examination.
  • Refusal of to participate in the study.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
300 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

    A complete echocardiographic exam will be performed during each cardio-oncologic evaluation.

  • Diagnostic testELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY (ECG)

    An ECG tracing will be obtained during each cardio-oncologic evaluation.

  • Diagnostic testLABORATORY TESTS

    The cardiac biomarkers high-sensitivity troponin I and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) will be dosed according to the current recommendations of Cardio-Oncology Guidelines.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of cardiotoxicity

    Incidence of cancer therapy-related cardiovascular toxicity according to the definitions of the European Society of Cardiology Cardio-Oncology Guidelines, published in 2022.

    Time frame: 24 months

  2. Identification of major cardiovascular adverse events (MACE)

    Identification of cardiovascular death, non-cardiovascular death and hospitalization for cardiac causes (congestive heart failure, major arrhythmias) both during the antineoplastic treatments and in the long-survivors population.

    Time frame: 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Identification of early predictors of cardiotoxicity

    Identification of any anamnestic, clinical, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic predictors of cardiotoxicity or major cardiovascular adverse events (MACE) at follow-up.

    Time frame: 24 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 4, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06664528
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 29, 2024
Start date
Feb 28, 2025
Primary completion
Nov 15, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 15, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 4, 2025

Study contacts

Antonella Lombardo
Contact
antonella.lombardo@policlinicogemelli.it
+390630157070
Antonella Lombardo
principal investigator · Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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