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Brief Title: Cardiac Toxicity in Medical Treatment of Breast Cancer
Official Title: Cardiac Toxicity in Medical Treatment of Breast Cancer
Study ID: NCT02440620
Brief Summary: This study will describe the epidemiology including prognosis of heart failure related to treatment with anthracycline and trastuzumab for breast cancer. In a prospective study Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) positive breast cancer patients scheduled for trastuzumab treatment at Odense University Hospital, will be offered advanced echocardiographic examination, test of bio-markers and genetic markers for the purpose of investigating if early identification of patients in particular risk of developing heart failure is feasible.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Odense University Hospital, Odense c, , Denmark
Name: Jacob Moeller, MD, DMsc
Affiliation: Odense University Hospital
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR