Anthracycline-Related Heart Failure: Certain Knowledge and Open Questions
Emma Robinson, Maral Azodi, Stéphane Heymans, Ward Heggermont
Abstract
In the last decade, cardio-oncology has become a discipline on its own, with tremendous research going on to unravel the mechanisms underpinning different manifestations of cardiotoxicity caused by anticancer drugs. Although this domain is much broader than the effect of chemotherapy alone, a lot of questions about anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity remain unknown. In this invited review, we provide insights in molecular mechanisms behind anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity and put it in a clinical framework emphasizing the need for patients to understand, detect, and treat this detrimental condition.
Topics & Concepts
CardiotoxicityAnthracyclineMedicineCardiac surgeryVascular surgeryHeart failureIntensive care medicineChemotherapyInternal medicineCancerBreast cancerChemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigationChemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigationCancer-related cognitive impairment studies