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ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 85-92Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdj034
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adjuvant chemotherapy; breast cancer; epirubicin; cardiotoxicity
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Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare incidence and risk factors of left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) in early breast cancer patients receiving (E+) or not (E-) epirubicin-based adjuvant chemotherapy. Patients and methods: Among eight FASG trials, 3577 assessable patients were analyzed retrospectively: 2553 received epirubicin, 662 received hormonotherapy alone and 362 had no systemic treatment. Chemotherapy was FEC regimen in 86% of cases (fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide). Epirubicin cumulative dose was < 300 mg/m(2) in 1040 patients, 300-600 in 1155, >= 600 in 279, followed by radiotherapy in 96% of cases. Results: Twenty delayed LVD occurred: two in E- patients and 18 in E+ patients. In E+ patients, 14 patients normalized their cardiac function or did not require further investigations, one patient was stabilized with specific treatment, two patients worsened their functions and one died of congestive heart failure. The 7-year risk of LVD was 1.36% (95% CI 0.85-1.87) in E+ patients and 0.21% (95%CI: 0.00-0.52) in E- patients (P = 0.004). Two significant risk factors were identified: age >= 65 years and body mass index > 27 kg/m(2). Conclusion: After a long-term follow-up, epirubicin-related LVD risk was acceptable (1.36%) with one toxic death (0.04%). In 78% of cases, LVD were transient or well controlled.
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