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Table 1 Clinical and Treatment Characteristics of Eight Patients with Preexisting Cardiomyopathy Undergoing Anthracycline Chemotherapy for Any Cancer, With or Without the Cardioprotectant, Dexrazoxane

From: Upfront dexrazoxane for the reduction of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in adults with preexisting cardiomyopathy and cancer: a consecutive case series

Patient #. sex; age, years

Cancer, Stage

Chemotherapy regimen; anthracycline, cumulative dose, mg/m2

Cardiac history

Before the start of anthracycline chemotherapy

LVEF, %, by time since anthracycline therapy

ACEi

Beta Blocker

Aldosterone Antagonist

Pre

During

Post

6 months post

Without dexrazoxane (controls)

 1. M; 87

PTCL, IV

CHOP Doxorubicin, 300

NICM

Yes

Yes

Yes

45

–

10

–

 2. M; 66

DLBCL, IV

R-EPOCH Doxorubicin, 120

Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Yes

Yes

No

40

15

–

–

 3. M; 65

AML, M4

Cytarabine + Daunorubicin Daunorubicin, 540

Chemotherapy- related cardiomyopathy

Yes

No

Yes

55

45

30

30

With dexrazoxane

 4. F; 67a

HL, IIIB

ABVD Doxorubicin, 300

NICM

Yes

Yes

No

35

35

35

25

 5. F; 75

DLBCL, IIISE

CHOP Doxorubicin, 300

NICM

Yes

Yes

Yes

35

35

35

30

 6. F 70

Ovarian, IV

Doxorubicin, 280

NICM

No

Yes

No

45

40

40

40

 7. M; 73

NHL, IV

ABVD Doxorubicin, 300

Ischemic cardiomyopathy

Yes

Yes

Yes

40

40

40

40

 8. F; 68

Breast, IV

Doxorubicin Doxorubicin, 300

NICM

Yes

Yes

No

40

40

40

35

  1. LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, ACEi angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, DEX dexrazoxane, PTCL peripheral T-cell lymphoma, CHOP cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone, NICM non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, DLBCL diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, M4 acute myelomonocytic leukemia, R-EPOCH rituximab, etoposide phosphate, prednisone, vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin hydrochloride (hydroxydaunorubicin), AML acute myeloid leukemia, ABVD Adriamycin (doxorubicin), Bleomycin, Vinblastine, Dacarbazine, HL Hodgkin lymphoma
  2. aPatient had a defibrillator before chemotherapy