期刊
BREAST
卷 18, 期 4, 页码 218-224出版社
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2009.05.004
关键词
Liposomal doxorubicin; Anthracycline; Cardiotoxicity; Metastatic breast cancer
资金
- Cephalon
Anthracyclines are valuable cytotoxic agents in cancer treatment. However, their usefulness is limited by cumulative dose-dependent cardiotoxicity that may manifest as life-threatening congestive heart failure. To avoid cardiotoxicity, the use of doxorubicin is typically capped at a safe cumulative dose. Liposomal formulations may reduce cardiac risks whilst maintaining anti-cancer efficacy. Efficacy and safety studies of non-pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (NPLD) in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) are reviewed, along with studies that examine efficacy and cardiac tolerability in combination with newer agents such as paclitaxel and trastuzumab. These show that cardiac safety of liposomal doxorubicin is similar to that of epirubicin in cumulative dose, but that the formulation, unlike epirubicin, has similar anti-cancer efficacy to doxorubicin at equimolar doses. Liposomal doxorubicin may have a better therapeutic index than non-liposomal anthracyclines. This justifies further studies in patients where cumulative cardiotoxicity is a concern, as does study of its use with other potentially cardiotoxic agents. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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