Cardiopulmonary toxicity
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients with oesophageal cancer in the mid or distal oesophagus and patients with NSCLC stage IIA-III or NSCLC stage IV with limited brain metastases (treatable with surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery) or SCLC limited disease (stage I-IIIB) • Scheduled for external-beam radiotherapy with curative intention. • WHO 0-2. • Age >= 18 years • Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Heart failure in the last 2 months • Pulmonary embolism in the last 2 months • COPD gold IV • BMI >35 • History of thoracic radiotherapy • Noncompliance with any of the inclusion criteria - For MRI part: Contra indications for MRIFor MRI part: • contra-indications for MRI
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following primary endpoints will be assessed: Primary aim is to confirm that PH occurs in patients receiving thoracic radiotherapy and assess incidence and time course. Therefore we decided to use high-risk pulmonary hypertension as assessed by echocardiography at one year after radiotherapy as primary endpoint. Following the ECS/ERS guidelines (25), a patient is classified as high risk of PH when meeting one of the following criteria: - tricuspid valve Doppler velocity 2.9-3.4m/s with other signs of PH (see below) - tricuspid valve Doppler velocity >3.4m/s Other signs of PH are: - Pulmonary artery acceleration time (2.2 m/s) - Doppler notching of right ventricular outflow tract signal (y) - Inferior Caval Vein collapsibility (>21 mm and 1.1 in systole) - RV dilatation (RVEDV>45mm) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following secondary endpoints will be assessed: - Intermediate risk of PH: o tricuspid valve Doppler velocity | — |
Countries
Netherlands