This pilot randomized clinical study aims to evaluate the cardioprotective effects of a grape polyphenol concentrate in patients receiving anthracycline- and/or trastuzumab-based chemotherapy. Adult patients at high or very high risk of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity will be randomized to receive either a grape polyphenol concentrate or placebo for three months, starting with chemotherapy. Cardiac function and cardiotoxicity will be assessed using echocardiographic parameters and circulating biomarkers at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
120
Grape polyphenol concentrate, 20 mg/mL; participants take 15 mL orally once daily for 3 months starting with chemotherapy.
Placebo (dark grape juice); participants take 15 mL orally once daily for 3 months starting with chemotherapy.
Change in High-Sensitivity Troponin Levels
Change from baseline in serum high-sensitivity cardiac troponin levels as a marker of myocardial injury.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months
Change in NT-proBNP Levels
Change from baseline in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels as a marker of cardiac stress.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months
Change in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)
Change from baseline in left ventricular ejection fraction measured by transthoracic echocardiography.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months
Change in Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS)
Change from baseline in left ventricular global longitudinal strain assessed by speckle-tracking echocardiography.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months
Safety and Tolerability of Grape Polyphenol Supplementation
Incidence and severity of adverse events related to the grape polyphenol concentrate and placebo during the intervention period.
Time frame: Up to 3 months
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