Hamdan S Al-Malky1, Sameer E Al Harthi1, Abdel-Moneim M Osman1,2. 1. Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2. Pharmacology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Doxorubicin is one of the most commonly prescribed and time-tested anticancer drugs. Although being considered as a first line drug in different types of cancers, the two main obstacles to doxorubicin therapy are drug-induced cardiotoxicity and drug resistance. METHOD: The study utilizes systemic reviews on publications of previous studies obtained from scholarly journal databases including PubMed, Medline, Ebsco Host, Google Scholar, and Cochrane. The study utilizes secondary information obtained from health organizations using filters and keywords to sustain information relevancy. The study utilizes information retrieved from studies captured in the peer-reviewed journals on "doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity" and "doxorubicin resistance." DISCUSSION AND RESULTS: The exact mechanisms of cardiotoxicity are not known; various hypotheses are studied. Doxorubicin can lead to free radical generation in various ways. The commonly proposed underlying mechanisms promoting doxorubicin resistance are the expression of multidrug resistance proteins as well as other causes. CONCLUSION: In this review, we have described the major obstacles to doxorubicin therapy, doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity as well as the mechanisms of cancer drug resistance and in following the treatment failures.
BACKGROUND: Doxorubicin is one of the most commonly prescribed and time-tested anticancer drugs. Although being considered as a first line drug in different types of cancers, the two main obstacles to doxorubicin therapy are drug-induced cardiotoxicity and drug resistance. METHOD: The study utilizes systemic reviews on publications of previous studies obtained from scholarly journal databases including PubMed, Medline, Ebsco Host, Google Scholar, and Cochrane. The study utilizes secondary information obtained from health organizations using filters and keywords to sustain information relevancy. The study utilizes information retrieved from studies captured in the peer-reviewed journals on "doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity" and "doxorubicin resistance." DISCUSSION AND RESULTS: The exact mechanisms of cardiotoxicity are not known; various hypotheses are studied. Doxorubicin can lead to free radical generation in various ways. The commonly proposed underlying mechanisms promoting doxorubicin resistance are the expression of multidrug resistance proteins as well as other causes. CONCLUSION: In this review, we have described the major obstacles to doxorubicin therapy, doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity as well as the mechanisms of cancer drug resistance and in following the treatment failures.
Authors: Larissa Andrade de Sá Feitosa; Jéssica Dos Santos Carvalho; Cácia Oliveira Dantas; Diego Santos de Souza; Carla Maria Lins de Vasconcelos; Rodrigo Miguel-Dos-Santos; Sandra Lauton-Santos; Lucindo José Quíntans-Júnior; Márcio Roberto Viana Santos; Valter Joviniano de Santana-Filho; André Sales Barreto Journal: Cardiovasc Toxicol Date: 2021-01-02 Impact factor: 3.231