New biomarkers for early detection of cardiotoxicity after treatment with docetaxel, doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide
Publication year
2015Author(s)
Number of pages
6 p.
Source
Biomarkers, 20, 2, (2015), pp. 143-148ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Organization
Medical Oncology
Medical Imaging
Paediatrics - OUD tm 2017
Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Journal title
Biomarkers
Volume
vol. 20
Issue
iss. 2
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 143
Page end
p. 148
Subject
Radboudumc 0: Other Research RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 16: Vascular damage RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 17: Women's cancers RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 2: Cancer development and immune defence RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 4: lnfectious Diseases and Global Health RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesAbstract
OBJECTIVE: Assessing a diverse biomarker panel (NT-proBNP, TNF-alpha, galectin-3, IL-6, Troponin I, ST2 and sFlt-1) to detect subclinical cardiotoxicity after treatment with anthracyclines. METHODS: Of 55 breast cancer patients biomarkers were assessed and echocardiography was performed one year after treatment with anthracyclines. RESULTS: 29.1% of patients showed abnormal biomarker levels: NT-proBNP in 18.2%, TNF-alpha and Galectin-3 in 7.3%. IL-6, troponin I, ST2 and sFlt-1 were normal in all patients. A correlation between left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and NT-proBNP was observed (r = -0.564, p </= 0.01). CONCLUSION: The evaluated biomarkers do not contribute to early detection. Future research should focus on NT-proBNP.
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