
Last year in the UK over 60,000 cancer patients enrolled on clinical trials aimed at improving cancer treatments and making them available to all.
Please note - this trial is no longer recruiting patients. We hope to add results when they are available.
This study is looking at the side effects of radiotherapy in people with non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Doctors can treat NSCLC with radiotherapy alone or radiotherapy and chemotherapy. They know that a few people can develop heart problems after they have finished treatment and researchers want to find out more about this.
In the past doctors were not able to look at the heart in detail but now, with new MRI scans, they can.
The aims of this study are to
You will not have any direct benefit from taking part in this study, and it is unlikely to change your treatment plan in any way. But the results of the study will help people with cancer in the future.
You may be able to enter this trial if you
You cannot enter this trial if you
This pilot study will recruit people who can attend the British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiac Research Centre for MRI scans.
If you take part, you have 4 MRI scans of your heart during and after your lung cancer treatment.
You will see the doctors and have the following tests before you start radiotherapy
These tests will be repeated
There are no additional study visits as the MRI scans will be at the same time as your routine visits.
When you have the MRI scan a dye is injected into your vein. This dye can feel hot, cold or painful, but this is rare and doesn’t last long. Some people may have an allergic reaction to the dye, but this is very rare.
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Dr Nazia Mohammed
Beatson Oncology Centre Fund
British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre
Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)
Glasgow Clinical Research Facility
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Freephone 0808 800 4040
Last year in the UK over 60,000 cancer patients enrolled on clinical trials aimed at improving cancer treatments and making them available to all.