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Characterizing Chemo-Radiotherapy Treatment-Related Cardiac Changes

Characterizing Chemo-Radiotherapy Treatment-Related Cardiac Changes

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04183218
Enrollment
24
Registered
2019-12-03
Start date
2019-09-23
Completion date
2024-05-02
Last updated
2026-05-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Clinical Stage 0 Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage 0 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage I Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage I Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IIA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IIB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Localized Esophageal Carcinoma, Localized Lung Carcinoma, Pathologic Stage 0 Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage 0 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IA Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IB Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IC Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage I Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage I Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIA Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIB Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage II Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIA Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIB Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage I Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage I Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage II Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIA Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIB Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage 0 Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IA1 Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IA2 Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IA3 Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIC Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage I Lung Cancer AJCC v8

Brief summary

This trial studies cardiac changes after radiation or chemo-radiation for the treatment of lung or esophageal cancer that has not spread to other places in the body (non-metastatic) or has not come back (non-recurrent). Continuous cardiac monitoring with an implanted device may help to identify cardiac changes that would remain unnoticed, and facilitate the treatment of these early cardiac changes as part of standard care.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine the 12-month cardiac event rate after radiation or chemo-radiation for the treatment of lung or esophageal cancer. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. Define the spectrum of cardiac toxicity among chemoradiotherapy (CRT) patients at highest risk of cardiac toxicity. II. Establish the timeline of cardiac toxicity development and identify early predictive findings of permanent damage. III. Characterize the areas of the heart at highest risk for persistent cardiac damage. IV. Identify a dose response threshold for radiotherapy (RT) damage in different areas of the heart. V. Improve survival by alerting the cardiology team of the need for life-saving standard of care interventions. VI. Describe medical interventions employed for the cardiac events identified in the study. OUTLINE: Patients receive cardiac monitor implants then undergo standard of care RT or CRT at the discretion of the treating physician. Patients also undergo blood sample collection at baseline, 4 weeks, 3, 9, and 12 months. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 4 weeks, 3, 9 and 12 months post RT.

Interventions

PROCEDUREBiospecimen Collection

Undergo biospecimen collection

DEVICECardiac Event Monitor

Receive cardiac monitor

OTHERChemoradiotherapy

Undergo CRT

RADIATIONRadiation Therapy

Undergo RT

Sponsors

Mayo Clinic
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age \>= 18 years * Planned standard of care curative thoracic RT or CRT with anticipated heart V40 \> 20 cc (At least 20 cc of the heart should receive a dose of 40 gray \[Gy\] or higher) * Able to follow-up at all specified standard of care time-points * Patients can receive treatment as part of the standard of care or in a different study * Receiving radiation treatment to an area close to the heart, for example gastroesophageal junction cancer, hilar lung cancer, or mainstem bronchus lung cancer * Any type of systemic therapy or surgery before during or after radiation is acceptable * Prior radiation to other areas is acceptable * Planned radiation doses equal or higher than 40 Gy

Exclusion criteria

* Metastatic disease * Recurrent disease * Patient receiving radiation prescription doses lower than 40 Gy * No prior radiation that included any part of the heart is acceptable * No thoracic re-irradiation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of Participants With a Cardiac Event at 12 MonthsUp to 12 monthsAssessed as any cardiac event after registration, including electrophysiological changes as defined by the continuous insertable cardiac monitor (ICM); congestive heart failure (CHF); myocardial infarction; pericarditis or myocarditis; cardiac ablation or cardiac pacemaker; cardiac stent placement or any coronary procedure for coronary damage; or any cardiac event as defined by the patients' medical records or autopsy if done.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Loco-regional RecurrenceUp to 12 monthsLoco-regional recurrence is defined as local recurrences of the cancer in the\> same location where the disease was found on any diagnostic or\> staging study.
Disease-free SurvivalUp to 12 monthsDisease- free survival is defined as the time from study registration until any disease recurrence or death.
Distant RecurrenceUp to 12 monthsDistant recurrence is defined as metastatic cancer (cancer that has spread to organs or tissues far from the original cancer) that has either been biopsy\> confirmed or clinically diagnosed as recurrent.
Cardiac Event Free SurvivalUp to 12 monthsCardiac event free survival is defined as the time from registration to any cardiac\> event or death.
Cardiac DeathUp to 12 monthsCardiac death is defined as the time from registration to death due to cardiac\> reasons. Cardiac death would include documented congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, arrhythmia\*, heart block\*, or any other cardiac cause documented in the medical records, death certificate, or autopsy as one of the major contributing causes of death. \*Any lethal electrophysiologic change documented by before death would also be included.
Overall SurvivalUp to 12 monthsOverall survival is defined as the time from registration to death due to any cause.
Incidence of Acute 3+ Adverse Events (AE)Within the first 6 months from the date of enrollmentAdverse Event incidence and severity will be measured by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) 5.0.
Incidence of Late Grade 3+ Adverse EventsAfter the first 6 months from the date of enrollmentAdverse Event incidence and severity will be measured by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) 5.0.
Cause Specific SurvivalUp to 12 monthsCause specific survival is defined as the time from registration to death due to cancer.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORCarlos E. Vargas, M.D.

Mayo Clinic

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Continuous67.046 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.511
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
20 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Has the patient had any (other) prior cancer diagnosed?
No
14 Participants
Has the patient had any (other) prior cancer diagnosed?
Yes
8 Participants
Height (cm)171.529 cm
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.983
Prior Radiation
No
21 Participants
Prior Radiation
Yes
1 Participants
Prior Surgery
No
10 Participants
Prior Surgery
Yes
12 Participants
Prior Systemic Treatment
No
17 Participants
Prior Systemic Treatment
Yes
5 Participants
Prior treatment regimen type
Excision
2 Participants
Prior treatment regimen type
Hysterectomy
1 Participants
Prior treatment regimen type
Missing
14 Participants
Prior treatment regimen type
Prostatectomy
1 Participants
Prior treatment regimen type
Prostatectomy; adjuvant radiation
1 Participants
Prior treatment regimen type
Thyroidectomy, I-131 therapy - 2005.
1 Participants
Prior treatment regimen type
unknown method of removal
1 Participants
Prior treatment regimen type
Wedge excision
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
20 Participants
Recurrence
No
22 Participants
Recurrence
Yes
0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
13 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
9 Participants
Site of prior cancer
Cervix
1 Participants
Site of prior cancer
Lung, Right upper lobe
1 Participants
Site of prior cancer
Melanoma, upper back (2019); BCC upper back (no date)
1 Participants
Site of prior cancer
Missing
14 Participants
Site of prior cancer
Prostate
2 Participants
Site of prior cancer
Right Nare BCC
1 Participants
Site of prior cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma of the ear
1 Participants
Site of prior cancer
Thyroid cancer
1 Participants
Smoking history
Current
1 Participants
Smoking history
Never
6 Participants
Smoking history
Previous
15 Participants
Smoking history
Unknown
0 Participants
Weight (kg)86.514 kg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 20.705

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
4 / 24
other
Total, other adverse events
22 / 24
serious
Total, serious adverse events
4 / 24

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 28, 2026