Adjuvant trastuzumab therapy improves survival of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive women with early breast cancer (EBC). A careful monitoring of cardiac function is needed due to potential trastuzumab cardiotoxicity (Tcardiotox). To date, the incidence, timing, and phenotype of patients with Tcardiotox in clinical practice are not well known.

Trastuzumab adjuvant chemotherapy and cardiotoxicity in real-world women with breast cancer / Tarantini, Luigi; Cioffi, Giovanni; Gori, Stefania; Tuccia, Fausto; Boccardi, Lidia; Bovelli, Daniella; Lestuzzi, Chiara; Maurea, Nicola; Oliva, Stefano; Russo, Giulia; Faggiano, Pompilio; DE LAURENTIIS, Michelino. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. - ISSN 1532-8414. - 18:2(2012), p. 113-9. [10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.10.015]

Trastuzumab adjuvant chemotherapy and cardiotoxicity in real-world women with breast cancer

DE LAURENTIIS, MICHELINO
2012

Abstract

Adjuvant trastuzumab therapy improves survival of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive women with early breast cancer (EBC). A careful monitoring of cardiac function is needed due to potential trastuzumab cardiotoxicity (Tcardiotox). To date, the incidence, timing, and phenotype of patients with Tcardiotox in clinical practice are not well known.
2012
Trastuzumab adjuvant chemotherapy and cardiotoxicity in real-world women with breast cancer / Tarantini, Luigi; Cioffi, Giovanni; Gori, Stefania; Tuccia, Fausto; Boccardi, Lidia; Bovelli, Daniella; Lestuzzi, Chiara; Maurea, Nicola; Oliva, Stefano; Russo, Giulia; Faggiano, Pompilio; DE LAURENTIIS, Michelino. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. - ISSN 1532-8414. - 18:2(2012), p. 113-9. [10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.10.015]
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