Vol 12, No 3 (2016)
Guidelines / Expert consensus
Published online: 2016-08-31
Liposomal doxorubicin in patients with breast cancer and concomitant cardiovascular diseases — an interdisciplinary expert opinion
Oncol Clin Pract 2016;12(3):92-96.
Abstract
The use of liposomal doxorubicin in place of conventional form can significantly reduce the risk of clinically important cardiovascular complications of chemotherapy. The use of liposomal doxorubicin-containing regimen seems to be the most justified in treatment of breast cancer patients with coexisting cardiovascular diseases. The document defines the possible clinical scenarios for the use of chemotherapy with liposomal doxorubicin and presents the optimal cardiac monitoring of this therapy.
Keywords: breast cancerliposomal doxorubicincardiovascular diseasescardiotoxicity
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