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ArticleJACC. Advances2023

TITAN Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Model in Breast Cancer.

Amy A Kirkham, John R Mackey, Richard B Thompson, Mark J Haykowsky, Gavin Y Oudit, Margaret McNeely, Richard Coulden, Michael K Stickland, Vickie E Baracos, Jason R B Dyck and 3 more

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Article in JACC. Advances, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01621659 (Multidisciplinary Team IntervenTion in CArdio-ONcology), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01621659 phase2active not recruitingnot on this map

Multidisciplinary Team IntervenTion in CArdio-ONcology

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of AlbertaRan2014 to 2026Enrolled80ConditionsBreast CancerArmsMultidisciplinary team intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Amy A KirkhamFaculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
John R MackeyFaculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Richard B ThompsonFaculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Mark J HaykowskyFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Gavin Y OuditFaculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Margaret McNeelyFaculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Richard CouldenFaculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Michael K SticklandFaculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Vickie E BaracosFaculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Jason R B DyckFaculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Robert HaennelFaculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Edith PituskinFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
D Ian PatersonFaculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) modeled care is recommended for patients with breast cancer to mitigate risk of cardiotoxicity. However, the cardiovascular impact of CR-modeled interventions has not been studied. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate if a multidisciplinary model of CR reduces cardiotoxicity and improves cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing breast cancer treatment. Methods: We randomly assigned patients with stage I to III breast cancer scheduled to receive anthracycline and/or trastuzumab-based chemotherapy to the CR intervention (n = 37) or usual care (n = 37). The intervention included guideline-directed management of cardiovascular risk factors, dietary counselling, and supervised exercise for 52 weeks. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and serum biomarkers were acquired at baseline and 52 weeks. Results: There was no difference in the primary outcome, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), between groups at 52 weeks (61% ± 6%). Other markers of cardiotoxicity, including high-sensitivity troponin I and brain natriuretic peptide, were similar between groups. However, total cholesterol (5.2 ± 0.8 mmol/L to 4.7 ± 0.8 mmol/L, Conclusions: The CR-modeled intervention had no effect on LVEF or biomarkers of cardiotoxicity. Future lifestyle intervention trials in patients with breast cancer should consider targeting other risk factors associated with incident cardiovascular disease. (Multidisciplinary Team IntervenTion in CArdio-ONcology [TITAN Study] [TITAN]; NCT01621659).

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cardio-oncologycardiotoxicitydietary counsellingexerciselipid profilesLVEF

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PMID38939428
PMCPMC11198667

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