New insights into the activities and toxicities of the old anticancer drug doxorubicin

SY van der Zanden, X Qiao, J Neefjes - The FEBS journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The anthracycline drug doxorubicin is among the most used—and useful—
chemotherapeutics. While doxorubicin is highly effective in the treatment of various …

Cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines

D Cardinale, F Iacopo, CM Cipolla - Frontiers in cardiovascular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cardiotoxicity is a feared side effect that may limit the clinical use of anthracyclines. It may
indeed affect the quality of life and survival of patients with cancer, regardless of oncological …

[HTML][HTML] Management of cardiac disease in cancer patients throughout oncological treatment: ESMO consensus recommendations

G Curigliano, D Lenihan, M Fradley, S Ganatra… - Annals of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer and cardiovascular (CV) disease are the most prevalent diseases in the developed
world. Evidence increasingly shows that these conditions are interlinked through common …

Doxorubicin causes ferroptosis and cardiotoxicity by intercalating into mitochondrial DNA and disrupting Alas1-dependent heme synthesis

K Abe, M Ikeda, T Ide, T Tadokoro, HD Miyamoto… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Clinical use of doxorubicin (DOX) is limited because of its cardiotoxicity, referred to as DOX-
induced cardiomyopathy (DIC). Mitochondria-dependent ferroptosis, which is triggered by …

Medium and long-term risks of specific cardiovascular diseases in survivors of 20 adult cancers: a population-based cohort study using multiple linked UK electronic …

H Strongman, S Gadd, A Matthews, KE Mansfield… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background The past few decades have seen substantial improvements in cancer survival,
but concerns exist about long-term cardiovascular disease risk in survivors. Evidence is …

Cardiovascular disease and breast cancer: where these entities intersect: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

LS Mehta, KE Watson, A Barac, TM Beckie, V Bittner… - Circulation, 2018 - ahajournals.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality in women, yet many
people perceive breast cancer to be the number one threat to women's health. CVD and …

The Role of Cardioprotection in Cancer Therapy Cardiotoxicity: JACC: CardioOncology State-of-the-Art Review

T Omland, SL Heck, G Gulati - Cardio Oncology, 2022 - jacc.org
Cardiotoxicity is a relatively frequent and potentially serious side effect of traditional and
targeted cancer therapies. Both general measures and specific pharmacologic …

Anthracycline chemotherapy and cardiotoxicity

JV McGowan, R Chung, A Maulik, I Piotrowska… - … drugs and therapy, 2017 - Springer
Anthracycline chemotherapy maintains a prominent role in treating many forms of cancer.
Cardiotoxic side effects limit their dosing and improved cancer outcomes expose the cancer …

Prevention and monitoring of cardiac dysfunction in survivors of adult cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline

SH Armenian, C Lacchetti, A Barac, J Carver… - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Cardiac dysfunction is a serious adverse effect of certain cancer-directed therapies
that can interfere with the efficacy of treatment, decrease quality of life, or impact the actual …

Topoisomerases as anticancer targets

JL Delgado, CM Hsieh, NL Chan… - Biochemical Journal, 2018 - portlandpress.com
Many cancer type-specific anticancer agents have been developed and significant
advances have been made toward precision medicine in cancer treatment. However …