diff --git a/platform/core/src/utils/index.js b/platform/core/src/utils/index.js
index 074d1a8b4..0450358ab 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/utils/index.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/utils/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import writeScript from './writeScript.js';
 import DicomLoaderService from './dicomLoaderService.js';
 import b64toBlob from './b64toBlob.js';
 import * as urlUtil from './urlUtil';
+import makeCancelable from './makeCancelable';
 
 const utils = {
   guid,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ const utils = {
   DICOMTagDescriptions,
   DicomLoaderService,
   urlUtil,
+  makeCancelable,
 };
 
 export {
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ export {
   DICOMTagDescriptions,
   DicomLoaderService,
   urlUtil,
+  makeCancelable,
 };
 
 export default utils;
diff --git a/platform/core/src/utils/index.test.js b/platform/core/src/utils/index.test.js
index c1788b5be..7742dcebd 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/utils/index.test.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/utils/index.test.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ describe('Top level exports', () => {
       'DICOMTagDescriptions',
       'DicomLoaderService',
       'urlUtil',
+      'makeCancelable',
     ].sort();
 
     const exports = Object.keys(utils.default).sort();
diff --git a/platform/core/src/utils/makeCancelable.js b/platform/core/src/utils/makeCancelable.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11e507103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/core/src/utils/makeCancelable.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export default function makeCancelable(thenable) {
+  let isCanceled = false;
+  const promise = Promise.resolve(thenable).then(
+    function(result) {
+      if (isCanceled) throw Object.freeze({ isCanceled });
+      return result;
+    },
+    function(error) {
+      if (isCanceled) throw Object.freeze({ isCanceled, error });
+      throw error;
+    }
+  );
+  return Object.assign(Object.create(promise), {
+    then: promise.then.bind(promise),
+    cancel() {
+      isCanceled = true;
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/platform/ui/src/components/studyBrowser/ImageThumbnail.js b/platform/ui/src/components/studyBrowser/ImageThumbnail.js
index 01b99c9c4..c80855232 100644
--- a/platform/ui/src/components/studyBrowser/ImageThumbnail.js
+++ b/platform/ui/src/components/studyBrowser/ImageThumbnail.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* global cornerstone */
 import './ImageThumbnail.styl';
 
+import { utils } from '@ohif/core';
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
 
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export default class ImageThumbnail extends PureComponent {
 
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
-
+    this.cancelablePromises = [];
     this.canvas = React.createRef();
     this.state = {
       loading: this.shouldRenderToCanvas(),
@@ -43,10 +44,17 @@ export default class ImageThumbnail extends PureComponent {
     return this.props.imageId && !this.props.imageSrc;
   }
 
+  fetchImage() {
+    const cancelablePromise = utils.makeCancelable(
+      cornerstone.loadAndCacheImage(this.props.imageId)
+    );
+    this.cancelablePromises.push(cancelablePromise);
+    return cancelablePromise;
+  }
+
   componentDidMount() {
     if (this.shouldRenderToCanvas()) {
-      cornerstone
-        .loadAndCacheImage(this.props.imageId)
+      this.fetchImage()
         .then(image => {
           cornerstone.renderToCanvas(this.canvas.current, image);
           this.setState({
@@ -54,6 +62,7 @@ export default class ImageThumbnail extends PureComponent {
           });
         })
         .catch(error => {
+          if (error.isCanceled) return;
           this.setState({
             loading: false,
             error: true,
@@ -63,6 +72,12 @@ export default class ImageThumbnail extends PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    while (this.cancelablePromises.length > 0) {
+      this.cancelablePromises.pop().cancel();
+    }
+  }
+
   render() {
     let loadingOrError;
     if (this.props.error) {
diff --git a/platform/viewer/src/connectedComponents/ViewerRetrieveStudyData.js b/platform/viewer/src/connectedComponents/ViewerRetrieveStudyData.js
index a61c3269a..1fe47c813 100644
--- a/platform/viewer/src/connectedComponents/ViewerRetrieveStudyData.js
+++ b/platform/viewer/src/connectedComponents/ViewerRetrieveStudyData.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { extensionManager } from './../App.js';
 
 const { OHIFStudyMetadata, OHIFSeriesMetadata } = metadata;
-const { retrieveStudiesMetadata } = studies;
+const { retrieveStudiesMetadata, deleteStudyMetadataPromise } = studies;
 const { studyMetadataManager, updateMetaDataManager } = utils;
 
 class ViewerRetrieveStudyData extends Component {
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class ViewerRetrieveStudyData extends Component {
 
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
+    this.abortSeriesLoad = false;
+    this.seriesLoadStats = Object.create(null);
     this.state = {
       studies: null,
       error: null,
@@ -83,18 +85,49 @@ class ViewerRetrieveStudyData extends Component {
     });
   }
 
+  _handleSeriesLoadResult(error, studyMetadata, series) {
+    if (this.abortSeriesLoad) return;
+    const stats = this.seriesLoadStats[studyMetadata.getStudyInstanceUID()];
+    if (!stats) return;
+    stats.count--;
+    if (error || !series) {
+      stats.errors++;
+      log.error(error || 'Bad Series');
+      return;
+    }
+    this._addSeriesToStudy(studyMetadata, series);
+  }
+
   _attemptToLoadRemainingSeries(studyMetadata) {
     const { seriesLoader } = studyMetadata.getData();
     if (!seriesLoader) {
       return;
     }
+    const stats = (this.seriesLoadStats[studyMetadata.getStudyInstanceUID()] = {
+      errors: 0,
+      count: 0,
+    });
     while (seriesLoader.hasNext()) {
       seriesLoader
         .next()
         .then(
-          series => void this._addSeriesToStudy(studyMetadata, series),
-          error => void log.error(error)
+          series =>
+            void this._handleSeriesLoadResult(null, studyMetadata, series),
+          error => void this._handleSeriesLoadResult({ error }, null, null)
         );
+      stats.count++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    this.abortSeriesLoad = true;
+    for (const studyInstanceUid in this.seriesLoadStats) {
+      const stats = this.seriesLoadStats[studyInstanceUid];
+      if (stats && (stats.count > 0 || stats.errors > 0)) {
+        deleteStudyMetadataPromise(studyInstanceUid);
+        studyMetadataManager.remove(studyInstanceUid);
+        log.info(`Purging incomplete study data: ${studyInstanceUid}`);
+      }
     }
   }