The Role of Metoprolol and Enalapril in the Prevention of Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity in Lymphoma Patients

Copyright© 2019, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND/AIM: Anthracyclines, such as doxorubicin, though widely used in anticancer therapy, they are associated with cardiotoxic side-effects. The aim of this trial was to investigate long-term follow-up cardiotoxicity findings in patients treated with doxorubicin and concomitant metoprolol or enalapril 10 years earlier.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Overall, 147 patients were randomized into the treatment arms. A total of 125 patients treated with doxorubicin without evidence of heart disease at the start of chemotherapy were analyzed. They were followed-up for up to 10 years after treatment start.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 47 patients completed the follow-up and 21 patients died, none due to cardiotoxicity events. Clinical signs of heart failure were not seen in any patients and no statistically significant differences between baseline and 10-year findings were seen for echocardiographic variables. No evidence of long-term cardiotoxicity was seen and nor metoprolol or enalapril offered an additional benefit.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Anticancer research - 39(2019), 10 vom: 30. Okt., Seite 5703-5707

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Georgakopoulos, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Kyriakidis, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Perpinia, Anastasia [VerfasserIn]
Karavidas, Apostolos [VerfasserIn]
Zimeras, Stelios [VerfasserIn]
Mamalis, Nikolaos [VerfasserIn]
Kouvela, Marousa [VerfasserIn]
Charpidou, Andriani [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

69PN84IO1A
80168379AG
Anthracyclines
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Cardiotoxicity
Doxorubicin
Enalapril
GEB06NHM23
Journal Article
Lymphoma
Metoprolol
Randomized Controlled Trial

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.10.2019

Date Revised 07.10.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.21873/anticanres.13769

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM301779708