Cardiac Safety Analysis of Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Paclitaxel With or Without Trastuzumab in the North Central Cancer Treatment Group N9831 Adjuvant Breast Cancer Trial
Perez EA, Suman VJ, Davidson NE, Sledge GW, Kaufman PA, Hudis CA, Martino S, Gralow JR, Dakhil SR, Ingle JN, Winer EP, Gelmon KA, Gersh BJ, Jaffe AS, Rodeheffer RJ. Cardiac Safety Analysis of Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Paclitaxel With or Without Trastuzumab in the North Central Cancer Treatment Group N9831 Adjuvant Breast Cancer Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 1231-1238. PMID: 18250349, PMCID: PMC4048960, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.13.5467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCyclophosphamideDose-Response Relationship, DrugDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilHeartHeart FailureHumansPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Risk FactorsSurvival RateTamoxifenTrastuzumabVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionAdjuvant breast cancer trialsBreast cancer trialsCardiac eventsLVEF decreaseCumulative incidenceArm BCancer trialsHER2-positive operable breast cancerPotential cardiac risk factorsOlder ageTrastuzumab-containing armsCardiac risk factorsOperable breast cancerVentricular ejection fractionAntihypertensive medicationsTrastuzumab discontinuationWeekly paclitaxelCardiac medicationsEjection fractionAntihypertensive agentsCardiac dysfunctionCardiac safetyCardiac functionControl arm