4 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
This is for participants with a history of HER2-positive breast cancer and were treated with chemotherapy that increases the risk of abnormal heart function. Strain (a marker of heart function) is a new method of monitoring heart function in cancer patients and is measured with an ultrasound. Exercise testing is another method that can be used to monitor for abnormal heart function in cancer patients. The purpose of this study is to see if strain and exercise testing can be used to detect for late signs of heart damage from chemotherapy.
Investigators will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and feasibility of a risk-guided cardioprotective treatment strategy with carvedilol, as compared to usual care, in breast cancer patients undergoing treatment with doxorubicin, trastuzumab, or the combination.
The objective of this study is to define the clinical significance of mechanistic biomarkers (including Neuregulin-1Beta) and novel echocardiographic measures of cardiac function in predicting the incident risk of cancer therapy cardiotoxicity.
The purpose of this study is to to examine the effects of atorvastatin, a type of statin, on changes to the heart among women undergoing breast cancer treatment. Atorvastatin may reduce or eliminate the harmful effects of chemotherapy treatment to the heart tissue of breast cancer patients.