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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
Doxorubicin is an effective agent for many malignancies. To limit cardiotoxicity, doxorubicin can be given as prolonged infusion (PIDX) or bolus infusion following dexrazoxane (DZX). The authors report their institutional experience comparing PIDX and DZX in a sarcoma cohort. Retrospective record review for newly diagnosed sarcoma patients at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center from June 1998 to June 2006. There were 23 Ewing's sarcoma (EWS) patients treated with DZX and 40 osteosarcoma (OS) patients treated with PIDX. The DZX group had higher mean cumulative anthracycline dose (510 mg/m(2) [SD 120 mg/m(2)] versus 414 mg/m(2) [SD 99 mg/m(2)], P = .002), however mean lowest left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) values were higher for DZX (52.5% [SD 5.6%] versus 47.2% [SD 10.9%], P = .014). Fifteen of 19 patients with cardiac dysfunction were PIDX patients (P = .15). Five PIDX patients required cardiac medication, and 1 patient died of congestive heart failure (CHF). Sixteen patients with cardiac dysfunction had improvement, demonstrated by EF ? 50% at last echocardiogram. Although not statistically significant, there were 4 DZX patients with cardiac dysfunction. Prospective studies are required to determine which strategy has long-term advantages and if certain patients are at increased risk for cardiac dysfunction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1521-0669
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
546-57
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of doxorubicin cardiotoxicity in pediatric sarcoma patients when given with dexrazoxane versus as continuous infusion.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. whuh@mdanderson.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study