Cardiac Biomarkers in Early Detection of Cardiotoxicity in Patients Receiving Sunitinib or Sorafenib Chemotherapy

Malignant Neoplasm Clinical Trial

Official title: Early Detection of Cardiotoxicity During Sunitinib or Sorafenib Chemotherapy Using Cardiac Biomarkers

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

This trial studies how well cardiac biomarkers work in the early detection of cardiotoxicity in patients receiving sunitinib malate or sorafenib chemotherapy. Some chemotherapies are known to cause damage to heart muscle cells, resulting in heart failure. Often, the damage is not detected until heart failure has already occurred. Testing for cardiac biomarkers, such as troponin I and/or T and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), may be useful in detecting heart damage earlier than other tests currently performed (such as echocardiogram and electrocardiogram).

Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine if specific biomarkers (troponin I and B-type natriuretic peptide [BNP]) detect cardiotoxicity earlier than standard clinical means in patients receiving sunitinib malate (SU11248) or sorafenib chemotherapy.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To prospectively evaluate the incidence and severity of cardiac toxicity related to sunitinib or sorafenib during chemotherapy.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive sunitinib malate or sorafenib chemotherapy then undergo blood collection 2 weeks later, and then every 4-6 weeks for up to 6 months to test for troponin I and BNP. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiotoxicity
• Malignant Neoplasm
• Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT00532064
• Study type: Observational
• Source: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Status: Terminated
• Start date: September 12, 2007
• Completion date: May 2, 2018