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Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Proton or Photon Radiotherapy: A RadComp Companion Study

Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Proton or Photon Radiotherapy: A RadComp Companion Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04361240
Enrollment
172
Registered
2020-04-24
Start date
2020-08-01
Completion date
2025-05-29
Last updated
2026-02-09

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

Conditions

Breast Cancer, Cardiotoxicity

Keywords

Cardio-Oncology, Radiation Therapy Cardiotoxicity

Brief summary

This is a companion study to the "Pragmatic Randomized Trial of Proton vs Photon Therapy for Patients with non-Metastatic Breast Cancer Receiving Comprehensive Nodal Radiation: A Radiotherapy Comparative Effectiveness (RadComp) Consortium Trial" (NCT02603341). The investigators will collect cardiovascular (CV) biomarkers and echocardiograms prior to, during, and for up to 1 year following radiation for a subset of patients enrolled on RadComp and to evaluate the impact of proton vs photon radiation therapy (RT) on CV function and structure.

Detailed description

The study population of the companion study will consist of newly enrolled RadComp trial participants. Patients on this ancillary will be consented prior to RadComp randomization to decrease the bias secondary to RT type and enhance internal validity. The study will define the early changes in biomarkers, imaging measures, and RT dose volume metrics and long-term (5-10 year) CV clinical outcomes using the RadComp parent study's infrastructure for clinical data collection and long-term follow-up. Blood samples, echocardiograms, and questionnaires are obtained at baseline (between end of chemotherapy and start of RT), immediately after the end of RT, and at 6 months and 12 months after the end of RT. An additional blood sample will be collected at 4 weeks after the start of RT. Clinical, demographic, and patient reported outcomes data are collected as part of the RadComp parent study. In addition to data collected by RadComp, we will collect a limited set of clinical data and two additional quality of life instruments for the companion study.

Interventions

RADIATIONProton vs Photon Radiation

Assignment to proton vs photon by randomization on RadComp parent study.

Sponsors

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Consented to RadComp * Willing and able to provide written consent

Exclusion criteria

* Knowledge of randomization on RadComp prior to enrollment on companion study * Non-diagnostic echocardiography windows as assessed on local read.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)14 monthsChange in echocardiography derived LVEF from baseline
Right Ventricular (RV) Fractional Area Change (FAC)14 monthsChange in echocardiography derived RV FAC from baseline
Circulating N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP)14 monthsChange in NTproBNP levels from baseline
Circulating Placental Growth Factor (PIGF)14 monthsChange in PIGF levels from baseline
Circulating Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15)14 monthsChange in GDF-15 levels from baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
LV systolic strain14 monthsChange in 2D echocardiography derived LV global longitudinal strain and circumferential strain from baseline
Echocardiography derived Ventricular Arterial Coupling Measurement14 monthsChange from baseline in ventricular arterial coupling as defined by end systolic elastance divided by effective arterial elastance
Diastolic function (E/e')14 monthsChange in E/e' from baseline as measured by echocardiogram
Circulating Troponin T(TnT)14 monthsChange in high-sensitivity TnT levels from baseline
Circulating high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP)14 monthsChange in hsCRP levels from baseline

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORBonnie Ky, MD, MSCE

University of Pennsylvania

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026