Comparing preventive effect of myocardial global longitudinal strain-based cardioprotective stragety (angiotensin receptor blocker prophylaxis) with left ventricular ejection fraction-based strategy in breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant trastuzumab.
Despite the left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) enables early prediction of trastuzumab-related cardiomyopathy, its clinical application has been hampered due to the lack of appropriate evaluation and treatment strategies. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effect of early intervention strategy (GLS-based cardiotoxicity monitoring and administration of candesartan) by comparing with conventional intervention strategy (left ventricular ejection fraction-based cardiotoxicity monitoring and administration of candesartan) in breast cancer patients who treated with adjuvant trastuzumab.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
136
If GLS decreased less than 18% or LVEF decreased to 45-50% during the treatment of adjuvant trastuzumab, start candesartan medication.
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
RECRUITINGLeft ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)
Maximum change in LVEF
Time frame: at months 3,6,9,12,18
Overt chemotherapy induced cardiotoxicity
LVEF \< 45%, decline in LVEF by \>10% to a value to 45-49%, symptomatic congestive heart failure
Time frame: any time
Changes in cardiac biomarker
NT-pro BNP, cardiac troponin
Time frame: at months 3,6,9,12,18
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