Understanding and Predicting Breast Cancer Events After Treatment

NCT ID: NCT02791581

Last Updated: 2025-10-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

403 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-21

Study Completion Date

2034-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study is being done to see if patients receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer affects the heart, the ability to exercise and fatigue when compared to patients who do not have cancer.

Detailed Description

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840 women aged ≥18 years old scheduled to receive chemotherapy for Stage I-III breast cancer and a comparison population of 160 women without cancer (1,000 total). Equal numbers of women will be recruited aged \< 52 vs. \> 52. At baseline, innovative MRI measures of CV function (LV and aorta); measurements of submaximal (6-minute walk) and, on 45% of the cohort, maximal (peak VO2) exercise capacity; questionnaire data to assess fatigue and behavioral and psychosocial risk factors; and biomarkers will be collected.

Measurements will be repeated at 3±1, 12±2 and 24±2 months. This study will assess the relevance of pre-existing factors such as age, black/white race, hypertension, smoking (yes/no), diabetes, coronary artery disease, menopause status, CV medications, and physical activity on the study outcomes. Also, this study will assess dynamic change in modifiable CV risk factors (including BMI, blood pressure, serum lipids, serum glucose, physical activity, psychosocial factors, lifestyle behaviors), and the cancer treatment including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and surgery.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Breast Cancer Patients

Breast cancer patients receiving non-anthracycline or anthracycline chemotherapy Cardiac MRIs will be performed baseline, 3 months (for cancer patients only), and 24 months.

Baseline: Collect innovative MRI measures of CV function (LV and aorta); measurements of submaximal (6-minute walk) and, on 45% of the cohort, maximal (peak VO2) exercise capacity; questionnaire data to assess fatigue and behavioral and psychosocial risk factors; and biomarkers.

Measurements will be repeated at 3±1, 12±2 and 24±2 months after initiation of chemotherapy treatment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cardiac MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Breast Cancer Patients Cardiac MRIs will be performed baseline, 3 months (for cancer patients only), and 24 months.

Non-Cancer Controls Cardiac MRIs will be performed baseline and 24 months.

Non-Cancer Controls

Non-Cancer Controls Cardiac MRIs will be performed baseline and 24 months. Baseline: Collect innovative MRI measures of CV function (LV and aorta); measurements of submaximal (6-minute walk) and, 45% of the cohort, maximal (peak VO2) exercise capacity; questionnaire data to assess fatigue and behavioral and psychosocial risk factors; and biomarkers.

Measurements will be repeated at 3±1, 12±2 (after the completion of radiation) and 24±2 months after initiation of baseline activities.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cardiac MRI

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Breast Cancer Patients Cardiac MRIs will be performed baseline, 3 months (for cancer patients only), and 24 months.

Non-Cancer Controls Cardiac MRIs will be performed baseline and 24 months.

Interventions

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Cardiac MRI

Breast Cancer Patients Cardiac MRIs will be performed baseline, 3 months (for cancer patients only), and 24 months.

Non-Cancer Controls Cardiac MRIs will be performed baseline and 24 months.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Stage I-III female breast cancer (including inflammatory and newly diagnosed or locally recurrent breast cancer) but not metastatic breast cancer being treated with curative intent
* \> 18 years old
* Scheduled to receive chemotherapy and/or estrogen antagonist aromatase inhibitors (anastrozole \[Arimidex\], letrozole \[Femara\], exemestane \[Aromasin\]).
* Able to hold breath for 10 seconds
* ECOG performance status 0 -2
* Able to walk at least 2 blocks without chest pain, dyspnea, shortness of breath or fainting
* Able to exercise on a treadmill or stationary cycle
* Participants in other ongoing clinical trials are eligible for this study


* Healthy female without known coronary artery disease \> 18 years old
* Able to hold breath 10 seconds
* ECOG performance status = 0 or 1
* Able to walk at least 2 blocks without chest pain, dyspnea, shortness of breath or fainting
* Able to exercise on a treadmill or stationary cycle
* No personal history of cancer other than superficial skin cancers
* Has never received chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or had breast cancer related surgery
* If previously measured, LVEF ≥ 50%

Exclusion Criteria

* Those with ferromagnetic cerebral aneurysm clips or other intracranial metal; pacemakers, defibrillators, functioning neurostimulator devices or other implanted non-compatible MRI devices (patients with tissue expanders will not be excluded)
* If previously measured, known LVEF \<50%
* Symptomatic claustrophobia
* Unable to provide informed consent
* At the beginning of the study, pregnant women and women who are breast-feeding will not be enrolled.
* Severe pulmonary hypertension
* Within the past 6 months:

* Acute pulmonary embolus
* Deep vein thrombosis
* Within the past month:

* Heart attack
* Unstable or stable angina (cardiac chest pain)
* Left main coronary artery disease
* Symptomatic heart failure
* Uncontrolled hypertension (SBP \> 180 mm Hg or DBP \> 120 mm Hg)
* Severe valvular heart disease
* Uncontrolled metabolic disease (diabetes with fasting BS \>300 mg/dl, thyrotoxicosis, myxedema)
* Aortic aneurism (\>45 mm diameter) or aortic dissection
* Uncontrolled slow or fast heart rhythm causing symptoms or hemodynamic compromise
* Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
* Patient does not understand English


* Inflammatory conditions such as lupus or inflammatory bowel disease
* Overt coronary artery disease or heart failure
* Those with ferromagnetic cerebral aneurysm clips or other intracranial metal; pacemakers, defibrillators, functioning neurostimulator devices or other implanted non-compatible MRI devices
* Symptomatic claustrophobia
* Unable to provide informed consent
* At the beginning of the study, pregnant women or women who are breast feeding will not be enrolled.
* Severe pulmonary hypertension
* Within the past 6 months:

* Acute pulmonary embolus
* Deep vein thrombosis
* Within the past month:

* Heart attack
* Unstable or stable angina (cardiac chest pain)
* Left main coronary artery disease
* Symptomatic heart failure
* Uncontrolled hypertension (SBP \> 180 mm Hg or DBP \> 120 mm Hg)
* Severe valvular heart disease
* Uncontrolled metabolic disease (diabetes with fasting BS \>300 mg/dl, thyrotoxicosis, myxedema)
* Aortic aneurism (\>45 mm diameter) or aortic dissection
* Uncontrolled slow or fast heart rhythm causing symptoms or hemodynamic compromise
* Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
* Patient does not understand English
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gregory Hundley, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Moffitt Cancer Center - McKinley Campus

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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IU Health North Hospital

Carmel, Indiana, United States

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Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Springmill Medical Center

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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University of Kansas Cancer Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center

Westwood, Kansas, United States

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Tufts Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

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Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

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Spectrum Health at Butterworth Campus

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

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William Beaumont Hospital - Troy

Troy, Michigan, United States

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Saint John's Hospital - Healtheast

Maplewood, Minnesota, United States

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Abbott-Northwestern Hospital

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Health Partners Inc

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Regions Hospital

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

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United Hospital

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

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Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-Woodbury

Woodbury, Minnesota, United States

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Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

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Newton Medical Center

Newton, New Jersey, United States

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Overlook Hospital

Summit, New Jersey, United States

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Randolph Hospital

Asheboro, North Carolina, United States

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Cone Health Cancer Center at Alamance Regional

Burlington, North Carolina, United States

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Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Cone Health Cancer Center

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

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Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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UPMC Pinnacle Cancer Center/Community Osteopathic Campus

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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UPMC Memorial

York, Pennsylvania, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Spartanburg

Boiling Springs, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Easley

Easley, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Butternut

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Eastside

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Greer

Greer, South Carolina, United States

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Seneca

Seneca, South Carolina, United States

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UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Centra Lynchburg Hematology-Oncology Clinic Inc

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

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Virginia Cancer Institute

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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VCU Massey Cancer Center at Stony Point

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Shenandoah Oncology PC

Winchester, Virginia, United States

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University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Aurora Cancer Care-Southern Lakes VLCC

Burlington, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Health Center-Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Health Care Germantown Health Center

Germantown, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Cancer Care-Grafton

Grafton, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora BayCare Medical Center

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Cancer Care-Kenosha South

Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Cancer Care-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Saint Luke's Medical Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Sinai Medical Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Oshkosh

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Cancer Care-Racine

Racine, Wisconsin, United States

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Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Sheboygan

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Medical Center in Summit

Summit, Wisconsin, United States

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Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic-Two Rivers

Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora Cancer Care-Milwaukee West

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States

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Aurora West Allis Medical Center

West Allis, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

References

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Mabudian L, Reding K, D'Agostino RB Jr, Heiston EM, Bellissimo MP, Olson K, Ntim WO, Klepin HD, Dressler EV, Moore T, Jordan JH, O'Connell NS, Ladd A, Weaver KE, Ky B, Wagner LI, Hackney MH, Lesser GJ, Hundley WG; UPBEAT Study Team. The relationship between body composition and left ventricular performance in women with breast, lymphoma, or sarcoma cancer. Cardiooncology. 2024 Jun 6;10(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s40959-024-00233-1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38845066 (View on PubMed)

Garg R, D'Agostino RB Jr, O'Connell N, Lesser GJ, Salloum FN, Hines AL, Melendez GC, Jordan JH, Ky B, Wagner LI, Sutton AL, Bottinor W, Olson KC, Ladd AC, Hundley WG; UPBEAT Study Team. Hypertension Severity and Declines in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Among Women Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer (WF-97415 UPBEAT). Hypertension. 2024 Jun;81(6):1365-1373. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21817. Epub 2024 Apr 18.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38634292 (View on PubMed)

Bellissimo MP, Canada JM, Jordan JH, Ladd AC, Reding KW, Moore TL, Ntim WO, Heiston EM, Brubaker P, Mihalko SL, D'Agostino R Jr, O'Connell N, Ky B, Wagner LI, Hackney MH, Weaver KE, Lesser GJ, Avis NE, Sutton AL, Lucas AR, Franco RL, Fuemmeler BF, Salloum FN, Hundley WG; UPBEAT Study Group. Physical Activity During Breast Cancer Therapy Associates With Preserved Exercise Capacity and Cardiac Function (WF97415). JACC CardioOncol. 2023 Mar 21;5(5):641-652. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2022.12.011. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37969655 (View on PubMed)

Bellissimo MP, Canada JM, Jordan JH, Ladd AC, Heiston EM, Brubaker P, Mihalko SL, Reding K, D Agostino R, O Connell N, Hackney MH, Weaver KE, Lesser GJ, Avis NE, Hundley WG. Changes in Physical Activity, Functional Capacity, and Cardiac Function during Breast Cancer Therapy. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2022 Jul 1;31(7):1509. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-0470.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35775211 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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WF 97415

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

1R01CA199167-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

NCI-2017-00386

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-2017-00386

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IRB00045463

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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