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A study looking at different techniques to protect the heart from radiation during radiotherapy for breast cancer (The HeartSpare Study)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This study looked at different ways of holding your breath during radiotherapy for breast cancer and at the position you lay on the radiotherapy couch.

These techniques may lower the risk of long term side effects to the heart.

This study was open for people to join at different times between February 2012 and October 2014.

The results of each part were published at different times between 2013 and 2016.

Recruitment start: 17 February 2012

Recruitment end: 31 October 2014

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Anna Kirby

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme

Last reviewed: 18 February 2020

CRUK internal database number: 9281

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