Reduced Cardiotoxicity of Doxorubicin Delivered on a Weekly Schedule.

Autor: Torti, Frank M., Bristow, Michael R., Howes, Anthony E., Aston, Diana, Stockdale, Frank E., Carter, Stephen K., Kohler, Marsha, Brown, Byron W., Billingham, Margaret E.
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Zdroj: Annals of Internal Medicine; Dec83, Vol. 99 Issue 6, p745, 5p
Abstrakt: Presents information on a study which evaluated the relative cardiac toxicity of weekly and tri-weekly treatments with doxorubicin, using tissue obtained by endomyocardial biopsy. Treatment schedules and regimens; Risk categories for patients; Histologic examinations and biopsy scores; Discussion on the decrease shown in the incidence of clinical congestive heart failure with weekly treatments.
Databáze: Complementary Index