About this trial
This study is being done in order to assess the cardiovascular events known as cardiovascular toxicity of chemotherapy agents and radiotherapy protocols in cancer subjects to identify risk prediction, prevention and treatment of cancer therapy-related cardiovascular toxicity and cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 18 years old or older
Capable of giving informed consent
Diagnosis of cancer scheduled for treatment according to treating physician's discretion
Life expectancy >1 year
Disqualifiers
Age <18 years old
Not able to give informed consent
Life expectancy <1 year
Advanced-stage cancer not eligible for treatment (subjects with an indication of palliative care) according to treating physician's
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Prospective validation of the HFA-ICOS risk score in a subset of subjects with newly diagnosed breast cancer and undergoing treatment with anthracyclines analogues with or without radiotherapy
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Bologna
Lead sponsor
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Palermo
Collaborator