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Cardiac Dysfunction in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Recruitingn/aAges 18 Years - anyAllUniversity of Bern
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

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 when using speckle tracking echocardiography as novel echocardiographic technique compared to conventional echocardiography.

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
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. Inclusion Criteria: * 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 โ‰ฅ 5 years since most recent cancer diagnosis (primary cancer, relapse(s), secondary cancer) at time of examination * Diagnosed at age โ‰ค 20 years * โ‰ฅ 18 years of age at time of study participation * Resident in Switzerland * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Study participants will be excluded if they do not meet the above mentioned inclusion criteria or refuse to participate in the study.
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What it tests

  • cardiac assessment
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Where

6 sites
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Department of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
Department of Cardiology, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital
Lucerne, Switzerland
Department of Cardiology, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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