Status:

RECRUITING

Cardiac Dysfunction in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Lead Sponsor:

University of Bern

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

University Children's Hospital Basel

Conditions:

Cardiac Dysfunction

Cardiovascular Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This multicenter, prospective cohort study evaluates early cardiac dysfunction in adult survivors of childhood cancer. The hypothesis of this study is that cardiac dysfunction can be detected earlier ...

Detailed Description

Cardiovascular disease including cardiac dysfunction is the leading non-malignant cause of death in childhood cancer survivors. Early detection of cardiac dysfunction is important to identify those in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • This prospective cohort study is nested within the Childhood Cancer Registry (ChCR), a national, population-based cancer registry that includes all children and adolescents in Switzerland who were diagnosed with cancer at age 0-20 years. It includes patients diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, central nervous system tumors, and malignant solid tumours or Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Childhood cancer survivors have survived at least 5 years from cancer diagnosis.
  • Registered in the ChCR
  • Formerly treated at the Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology of one of five participating centers
  • Treated with any chemotherapy and/or chest radiation
  • Survived ≥ 5 years since most recent cancer diagnosis (primary cancer, relapse(s), secondary cancer) at time of examination
  • Diagnosed at age ≤ 20 years
  • ≥ 18 years of age at time of study participation
  • Resident in Switzerland
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Study participants will be excluded if they do not meet the above mentioned inclusion criteria or refuse to participate in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 13 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 23 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

500 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03790943

Start Date

February 13 2018

End Date

April 23 2029

Last Update

May 7 2025

Active Locations (6)

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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, 4031

2

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern

Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, 3012

3

Department of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern

Bern, Switzerland, 3010

4

Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals of Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland, 1205