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Role of Sodium-glucose Linked Transporter 2 (SGLT2) and Its Inhibitor Over CARdiotoxicity Induced by Anthracyclines and Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis SCARA-B

Role of Sodium-glucose Linked Transporter 2 (SGLT2) and Its Inhibitor Over CARdiotoxicity Induced by Anthracyclines and Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis - SCARA-B

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06443645
Acronym
SCARA-B
Enrollment
50
Registered
2024-06-05
Start date
2025-02-17
Completion date
2026-12-01
Last updated
2026-02-04

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

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Keywords

Breast cancer, Cardiotoxicities, SGLT2, Anthracyclines

Brief summary

In the context of breast cancer, in case of an indication for chemotherapy, anthracycline-based protocols make it possible to improve the overall survival of patients most at risk. The frequency of anthracycline-related cardiac toxicities (ARCT) increases with the cumulative dose of anthracyclines administered and explains, at least in part, the increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) mortality in patient populations treated for breast cancer. The numerous indications for anthracycline-based protocols have made it possible to describe ARCT, among which heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) remains one of the most comorbid. In addition to left ventricular dysfunction, anthracyclines have been associated with endothelial dysfunction, microvascular damage and myocardial ischemia responsible for dilated cardiomyopathy. Different approaches have attempted to better understand and prevent these ARCT. However, apart from the notion of limit cumulative doses of anthracyclines, few of them have made it possible to screen patients at risk and prevent the onset of cardiac dysfunction. The search for biological markers (Troponin I, BNP) or ultrasound markers (Longitudinal Strain) warning of subclinical cardiac damage is still struggling to assert its interest due in particular to significant inter- and intra-observer variability. Therapeutically, ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers have shown a significant improvement in the incidence rate of LVEF reduction during adjuvant treatment of breast cancer. However, despite equivalent signals in other cancers, the studies conducted to date are insufficiently powered and the role of these treatments is limited to secondary prevention or the treatment of objective heart failure. It remains necessary to determine new biological markers that can identify patients most at risk of ARCT and thus adapt our therapeutic prevention strategies. To do this, it is first necessary to better understand the pathophysiology underlying these ARCT. The objective of this study is to determine whether expression of the receptor among endothelium and circulating cells, SGLT2, is associated with an additional risk of presenting cardiovascular toxicity following treatment with anthracycline. If this association is demonstrated, it will then be possible to better screen and prevent these cardiovascular complications.

Interventions

as standard of care

Sponsors

Centre Paul Strauss
Lead SponsorOTHER
Centre de Recherche en biomédecine de Strasbourg INSERM UMR-S1118
CollaboratorUNKNOWN

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patient \> 18 years old * Diagnosed with localized breast cancer * Indication for first-line surgery or anthracycline-based chemotherapy.

Exclusion criteria

* History of chemotherapy or targeted therapy or immunotherapy administered before inclusion * Patient currently being treated with anti-SGLT2, conversion enzyme inhibitor or ARA2 * Patient with known heart disease (ischemic, rhythmic, valvular, etc.) * Patient with a Glomerular filtration rate \< 45 mL/min/1.73m² according to the pre-therapeutic assessment * Patient with impaired liver function * Patient who is pregnant or breastfeeding * Patient with a second cancer undergoing treatment * Patient under guardianship or curatorship, protection of justice or deprived of liberty

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluate the expression of SGLT2At cycles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 2-3 weeks after end of treatement.Measurement of protein expression (Western Blot) and mRNA (RT-qPCR) of SGLT2 within the different models studied and according to the cumulative quantity of anthracyclines received and the patient's cardiovascular history before and after epirubine infusion.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluate the ex vivo functional impact at the endothelial and cardiac level of exposure to patient plasma during treatmentAt cycles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 2-3 weeks after end of treatement.Measurement of the antiplatelet activity of endothelial celles (ECs) mediated by nitric oxide (NO), the procoagulant activity and the adhesion of platelets and monocytes to ECs before and after epirubine infusion.

Countries

France

Contacts

CONTACTAnne ANTHONY
promotion-rc@institut-strauss.fr+33(0)388252413
CONTACTMANON VOEGELIN
promotion-rc@institut-strauss.fr+33(0)3 68 33 95 23
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORHervé BISCHOFF

Centre Paul Strauss

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026