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Carly C Barron1, Nidhi Kumar Tyagi2, Muhammad Mustafa Alhussein1, Som D Mukherjee2, Peter M Ellis2,3, Sukhbinder Dhesy-Thind2, Darryl P Leong4,3,5.
Abstract
Trastuzumab is an effective treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer. Current guidelines recommend withholding trastuzumab in patients experiencing a significant asymptomatic decline in left ventricular function. In this commentary, we discuss the survival benefits afforded by trastuzumab juxtaposed against the risk of trastuzumab-mediated cardiotoxicity. It is not known whether the net benefit of continuing trastuzumab in the setting of mild cardiotoxicity outweighs the associated risks. We describe a potential approach undertaken by our group, and others, and call for a randomized trial. © AlphaMed Press 2019.Entities:
Keywords: Breast cancer; Cardiotoxicity; Cardio‐oncology; HER2; Trastuzumab
Year: 2019 PMID: 31315962 PMCID: PMC6853116 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0263
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncologist ISSN: 1083-7159