Biomarkers for Presymptomatic Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients.

Cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin (DOX) remains an important health concern. DOX cardiotoxicity is cumulative-dose-dependent and begins with the first dose of chemotherapy. No biomarker for presymptomatic detection of DOX cardiotoxicity has been validated. Our hypothesis is that peripheral blood cells (...

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Main Authors: Valentina K Todorova, Issam Makhoul, Eric R Siegel, Jeanne Wei, Annjanette Stone, Weleetka Carter, Marjorie L Beggs, Aaron Owen, V Suzanne Klimberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4973957?pdf=render