Esophageal CancerNCT01627080
Cardiac Biomarker Study in Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated With Chemotherapy and Radiation
An observational study of Esophageal Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Trial summary
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the radiation that you will receive for esophageal cancer may cause the heart to create more proteins called cardiac biomarkers. When cardiac biomarkers are above normal levels, there may be heart damage. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Esophageal Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Cardiac Biomarker Blood Draws
- How many people
- 0 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Apr 2014to Apr 2024
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Patients with histologically proven esophageal cancer to be treated with radiation therapy with concurrent chemotherapy to a final dose of >/=40 Gy included in this study at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
Who may be able to join
- Patients with histologically proven esophageal cancer to be treated with RT with concurrent chemotherapy to a final dose of >/=40 Gy will be included in this study.
- Patients with mid thoracic, distal esophageal, and gastroesophageal junction tumors.
- All patients must sign a study-specific informed consent form. If the patient's mental status precludes his/her giving informed consent, written informed consent may be given by the patient's legal representative.
- Age >/= 18
- Women of childbearing potential (A woman of child-bearing potential is a sexually mature woman who has not undergone a hysterectomy or who has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months [i.e., who has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months]. For women of childbearing potential, a blood pregnancy test must be performed within 72 hours prior to the start of protocol treatment.
- Induction chemotherapy allowed.
- Being able to meet radiation dose constraints of at-risk organs.
Who cannot join
- Patients who receive cardiotoxic drugs, such as trastuzumab or adriamycin as part of their chemotherapy regimen.
- Patients with recent myocardial infarction in the past month, decompensated heart failure or myocarditis/pericarditis in the past month.
- Patients with renal failure indicated by a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 30 mL/min/1.73sq.m.
- Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- Patients with systemic sepsis.
- Patients with acute pulmonary embolism in the past month.
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- Women who are pregnant or nursing are not eligible as treatment involves unforeseeable risks to the fetus or child.
- Inability to obtain histologic proof of malignancy.
- Patients with proximal / cervical esophageal cancer.
About this study
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the radiation that you will receive for esophageal cancer may cause the heart to create more proteins called cardiac biomarkers.
When cardiac biomarkers are above normal levels, there may be heart damage. The relationship between cardiac biomarkers and radiation therapy has not been well studied. Learning more about this relationship may lead to better ways to check the heart during radiation therapy and predict heart problems.
Read the detailed description
If you are found to be eligible and you agree to take part in this study, you will have baseline tests. The following tests and procedures will be performed within 1-2 weeks from the start of radiation:
- You will be asked about any other health problems you may have.
- Your performance status will be recorded.
- Blood (about 2 teaspoons) will be drawn for routine tests.
- Blood (about 1 teaspoon) will be drawn to measure cardiac biomarkers.
- You will have an electrocardiogram (ECG) to check your heart function.
- If the study doctor thinks it is needed, you will have an exam by a cardiologist (a doctor who diagnoses and treats heart problems) who will check the results of your ECG.
Study Visits:
Blood (about 1 teaspoon) will be drawn to measure cardiac biomarkers at the following time points:
- Within 12-24 hours of the start of radiation
- One (1) time during the third week of radiation
- Within 48 hours after completion of radiation
Follow-Up:
About 1 to 2 months after you complete radiation therapy, depending on when you and your doctor decide, you will return to the clinic. The following tests and procedures will be performed:
- Blood (about 1 teaspoon) will be drawn to measure cardiac biomarkers.
- You will have an ECG.
Length of Study Participation:
You will be off study after your follow-up visit.
You will no longer be able to take part in the study if the disease gets worse, if intolerable side effects occur, or if you are unable to follow study directions.
This is an investigational study. Using cardiac biomarkers to check the heart during radiation therapy to predict future heart problems is considered investigational.
Up to 100 patients will be enrolled in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Cancer
- Being tested
- Cardiac Biomarker Blood Draws
- Keywords
- Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer, Radiation therapy, RT, Chemotherapy, Mid thoracic tumor, Distal esophageal tumor, Gastroesophageal junction tumor, Cardiac biomarkers
- Medical subject headings
- Esophageal Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Cardiac Biomarker Blood DrawsOther
Blood (about 1 teaspoon) drawn to measure cardiac biomarkers at the following time points: within 12-24 hours of the start of radiation, one (1) time during the third week of radiation, within 48 hours after completion of radiation, and about 1 to 2 months after completion of radiation therapy.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Biomarkers | Patients with histologically proven esophageal cancer to be treated with radiation therapy with concurrent chemotherapy to a final dose of >/=40 Gy included in this study at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Receives: Other: Cardiac Biomarker Blood Draws |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Evaluation of Cardiac Biomarker Elevation with Radiation Therapy
Descriptive statistics used to summarize change from baseline in enzyme levels at each time point (beyond baseline). Each enzyme examined separately. Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficient used to examine correlation between changes in cardiac biomarkers from baseline in enzyme level at each time point and mean radiotherapy dose or cumulative dose to heart. Linear mixed effects regression model used to model longitudinal change in cardiac biomarker from baseline as a function of cumulative radiation to the heart, radiation modality (Protons vs Photons), and time.
Measured: Within 24 hours after first fraction of radiation therapy (RT), during 3rd week of RT (fraction 11-15), within 48 hours of RT completion (fraction 26-28).
Secondary outcomes (1)
Incidence of Adverse Cardiac Outcomes
Incidence of adverse cardiac outcomes tabulated including myocardial infarction, heart failure, arrhythmias, all-cause and cardiac-specific mortality at same time points used to analyze cardiac biomarker levels.
Measured: Within 24 hours after first fraction of radiation therapy (RT), during 3rd week of RT (fraction 11-15), within 48 hours of RT completion (fraction 26-28).
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Jun 2012 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2014
- Primary completionApr 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Esophageal CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Steven H. Lin, MD,PHD, Principal investigator, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01627080
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2012-0004
- Status last verified
- Jul 2014
- First submitted
- 21 Jun 2012
- Last updated
- 28 Jul 2014
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Jul 2014. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Cardiac Biomarker Study in Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated With Chemotherapy and Radiation
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01627080
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2012-0004
- Conditions
- Esophageal Cancer
- Keywords
- Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer, Radiation therapy, RT, Chemotherapy, Mid thoracic tumor, Distal esophageal tumor, Gastroesophageal junction tumor
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Withdrawn
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Apr 2014
- Primary completion
- Apr 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 25 Jun 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the radiation that you will receive for esophageal cancer may cause the heart to create more proteins called cardiac biomarkers.
When cardiac biomarkers are above normal levels, there may be heart damage. The relationship between cardiac biomarkers and radiation therapy has not been well studied. Learning more about this relationship may lead to better ways to check the heart during radiation therapy and predict heart problems.
Detailed description
If you are found to be eligible and you agree to take part in this study, you will have baseline tests. The following tests and procedures will be performed within 1-2 weeks from the start of radiation:
- You will be asked about any other health problems you may have.
- Your performance status will be recorded.
- Blood (about 2 teaspoons) will be drawn for routine tests.
- Blood (about 1 teaspoon) will be drawn to measure cardiac biomarkers.
- You will have an electrocardiogram (ECG) to check your heart function.
- If the study doctor thinks it is needed, you will have an exam by a cardiologist (a doctor who diagnoses and treats heart problems) who will check the results of your ECG.
Study Visits:
Blood (about 1 teaspoon) will be drawn to measure cardiac biomarkers at the following time points:
- Within 12-24 hours of the start of radiation
- One (1) time during the third week of radiation
- Within 48 hours after completion of radiation
Follow-Up:
About 1 to 2 months after you complete radiation therapy, depending on when you and your doctor decide, you will return to the clinic. The following tests and procedures will be performed:
- Blood (about 1 teaspoon) will be drawn to measure cardiac biomarkers.
- You will have an ECG.
Length of Study Participation:
You will be off study after your follow-up visit.
You will no longer be able to take part in the study if the disease gets worse, if intolerable side effects occur, or if you are unable to follow study directions.
This is an investigational study. Using cardiac biomarkers to check the heart during radiation therapy to predict future heart problems is considered investigational.
Up to 100 patients will be enrolled in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Biomarkers | – | Other: Cardiac Biomarker Blood DrawsPatients with histologically proven esophageal cancer to be treated with radiation therapy with concurrent chemotherapy to a final dose of >/=40 Gy included in this study at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Patients with histologically proven esophageal cancer to be treated with radiation therapy with concurrent chemotherapy to a final dose of >/=40 Gy included in this study at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Patients with histologically proven esophageal cancer to be treated with RT with concurrent chemotherapy to a final dose of >/=40 Gy will be included in this study.
- Patients with mid thoracic, distal esophageal, and gastroesophageal junction tumors.
- All patients must sign a study-specific informed consent form. If the patient's mental status precludes his/her giving informed consent, written informed consent may be given by the patient's legal representative.
- Age >/= 18
- Women of childbearing potential (A woman of child-bearing potential is a sexually mature woman who has not undergone a hysterectomy or who has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months [i.e., who has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months]. For women of childbearing potential, a blood pregnancy test must be performed within 72 hours prior to the start of protocol treatment.
Key exclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Patients who receive cardiotoxic drugs, such as trastuzumab or adriamycin as part of their chemotherapy regimen.
- Patients with recent myocardial infarction in the past month, decompensated heart failure or myocarditis/pericarditis in the past month.
- Patients with renal failure indicated by a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 30 mL/min/1.73sq.m.
- Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- Patients with systemic sepsis.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Biomarker Blood DrawsBlood (about 1 teaspoon) drawn to measure cardiac biomarkers at the following time points: within 12-24 hours of the start of radiation, one (1) time during the third week of radiation, within 48 hours after completion of radiation, and about 1 to 2 months after completion of radiation therapy. | Other | Cardiac Biomarkers |
Primary outcome
Evaluation of Cardiac Biomarker Elevation with Radiation Therapy
Time frame: Within 24 hours after first fraction of radiation therapy (RT), during 3rd week of RT (fraction 11-15), within 48 hours of RT completion (fraction 26-28).
Descriptive statistics used to summarize change from baseline in enzyme levels at each time point (beyond baseline). Each enzyme examined separately. Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficient used to examine correlation between changes in cardiac biomarkers from baseline in enzyme level at each time point and mean radiotherapy dose or cumulative dose to heart. Linear mixed effects regression model used to model longitudinal change in cardiac biomarker from baseline as a function of cumulative radiation to the heart, radiation modality (Protons vs Photons), and time.
1 secondary outcome
Incidence of Adverse Cardiac Outcomes
Time frame: Within 24 hours after first fraction of radiation therapy (RT), during 3rd week of RT (fraction 11-15), within 48 hours of RT completion (fraction 26-28).
Results and safety
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Jul 2014.
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center WebsiteLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Steven H. Lin, MD,PHD principal investigator
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Esophageal Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Jul 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Evaluation of Cardiac Biomarker Elevation with Radiation Therapy (time frame: Within 24 hours after first fraction of radiation therapy (RT), during 3rd week of RT (fraction 11-15), within 48 hours of RT completion (fraction 26-28).). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Jul 2014.