Overview

Side Effects Involving the Heart in Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Doxorubicin and Trastuzumab

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tissue in the laboratory from women receiving doxorubicin and trastuzumab for breast cancer may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers for increased risk of cardiac effects. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying side effects involving the heart in women with breast cancer receiving doxorubicin and trastuzumab.
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Treatments:
Doxorubicin
Liposomal doxorubicin
Trastuzumab