Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2024-05-01DOI: 10.1186/s40959-024-00227-z
Adnan Shaaban, Ashley Petersen, Heather Beckwith, Natalia Florea, David A Potter, Douglas Yee, Rachel I Vogel, Daniel Duprez, Anne H Blaes
{"title":"Endothelial dysfunction in breast cancer survivors on aromatase inhibitors: changes over time.","authors":"Adnan Shaaban, Ashley Petersen, Heather Beckwith, Natalia Florea, David A Potter, Douglas Yee, Rachel I Vogel, Daniel Duprez, Anne H Blaes","doi":"10.1186/s40959-024-00227-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40959-024-00227-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Breast cancer is estimated to comprise about 290,560 new cases in 2022. Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are recommended as adjuvant treatment for estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) breast carcinoma in postmenopausal women, which includes approximately two-thirds of all women with breast cancer. AIs inhibit the peripheral conversion of androgens to estrogen by deactivation of the aromatase enzyme, leading to a reduction in serum estrogen level in postmenopausal women with ER+ breast carcinoma. Estrogen is known for its cardiovascular (CV) protective properties through a variety of mechanisms including vasodilation of blood vessels and inhibition of vascular injury resulting in the prevention of atherosclerosis. In clinical trials and prospective cohorts, the long-term use of AIs can increase the risk for hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Studies demonstrate mixed results as to the impact of AIs on actual CV events and overall survival.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A single arm longitudinal study of 14 postmenopausal women with ER+ breast cancer prescribed adjuvant AIs at the University of Minnesota (UMN). Subjects with a history of known tobacco use, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes were excluded to eliminate potential confounding factors. Participants underwent routine labs, blood pressure assessments, and vascular testing at baseline (prior to starting AIs) and at six months. Vascular assessment was performed using the EndoPAT 2000 and HDI/PulseWave CR-2000 Cardiovascular Profiling System and pulse contour analysis on two occasions as previously described. Vascular measurements were conducted by one trained vascular technician. Assessments were performed in triplicate, and the mean indices were used for analyses. All subjects were on an AI at the follow-up visit. The protocol was approved by the UMN Institutional Review Board and all participants were provided written informed consent. Baseline and follow-up characteristics were compared using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Analyses were performed using R version 3.6.1 (R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After six months of AI treatment, EndoPAT® ratio declined to a median 1.12 (Q1: 0.85, Q3: 1.86; p = 0.045; Figure 1) and median estradiol levels decreased to 2 pg/mL (Q1: 2, Q3: 3; p=0.052). There was no evidence of association between change in EndoPAT® and change in estradiol level (p = 0.91). There were no statistically significant changes in small or large arterial elasticity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We hypothesize that long-term use of AI can lead to persistent endothelial dysfunction, and further investigation is necessary. In our study, patients were on AI for approximately 5-10 years. As a result, we do not have data on whether these changes, such as EndoPAT® ratio and the elasticity of small and large arterial, are reversible with discontinuation of AI. These findings set the stage for a","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11062002/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140874507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1186/s40959-024-00231-3
Hanne M Boen, Maaike Alaerts, Inge Goovaerts, Johan B Saenen, Constantijn Franssen, Anne Vorlat, Tom Vermeulen, Hein Heidbuchel, Lut Van Laer, Bart Loeys, Emeline M Van Craenenbroeck
{"title":"Variants in structural cardiac genes in patients with cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction after anthracycline chemotherapy: a case control study.","authors":"Hanne M Boen, Maaike Alaerts, Inge Goovaerts, Johan B Saenen, Constantijn Franssen, Anne Vorlat, Tom Vermeulen, Hein Heidbuchel, Lut Van Laer, Bart Loeys, Emeline M Van Craenenbroeck","doi":"10.1186/s40959-024-00231-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-024-00231-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Variants in cardiomyopathy genes have been identified in patients with cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD), suggesting a genetic predisposition for the development of CTRCD. The diagnostic yield of genetic testing in a CTRCD population compared to a cardiomyopathy patient cohort is not yet known and information on which genes should be assessed in this population is lacking.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively included 46 cancer patients with a history of anthracycline induced CTRCD (defined as a decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) to < 50% and a ≥ 10% reduction from baseline by echocardiography). Genetic testing was performed for 59 established cardiomyopathy genes. Only variants of uncertain significance and (likely) pathogenic variants were included. Diagnostic yield of genetic testing was compared with a matched cohort of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM, n = 46) and a matched cohort of patients without cardiac disease (n = 111).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Average LVEF at time of CTRCD diagnosis was 30.1 ± 11.0%. Patients were 52.9 ± 14.6 years old at time of diagnosis and 30 (65.2%) were female. Most patients were treated for breast cancer or lymphoma, with a median doxorubicin equivalent dose of 300 mg/m<sup>2</sup> [112.5-540.0]. A genetic variant, either pathogenic, likely pathogenic or of uncertain significance, was identified in 29/46 (63.0%) of patients with CTRCD, which is similar to the DCM cohort (34/46, 73.9%, p = 0.262), but significantly higher than in the negative control cohort (47/111, 39.6%, p = 0.018). Variants in TTN were the most prevalent in the CTRCD cohort (43% of all variants). All (likely) pathogenic variants identified in the CTRCD cohort were truncating variants in TTN. There were no significant differences in severity of CTRCD and in recovery rate in variant-harbouring individuals versus non-variant harbouring individuals.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this case-control study, cancer patients with anthracycline-induced CTRCD have an increased burden of genetic variants in cardiomyopathy genes, similar to a DCM cohort. If validated in larger prospective studies, integration of genetic data in risk prediction models for CTRCD may guide cancer treatment. Moreover, genetic results have important clinical impact, both for the patient in the setting of precision medicine, as for the family members that will receive genetic counselling.</p>","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11059765/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140848122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2024-04-19DOI: 10.1186/s40959-024-00226-0
Fabiana Duarte, M. Barradas, Ana Raquel Dias, Carlos Faria, Carina Machado, Carolina Pavão
{"title":"Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis of mitral valve associated with a lymphoproliferative malignancy: case report and literature review","authors":"Fabiana Duarte, M. Barradas, Ana Raquel Dias, Carlos Faria, Carina Machado, Carolina Pavão","doi":"10.1186/s40959-024-00226-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-024-00226-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140684953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2024-04-15DOI: 10.1186/s40959-024-00224-2
L. Rossetto, D. Di Lisi, C. Madaudo, Francesco Paolo Sinagra, Antonio Di Palermo, O. F. Triolo, Grazia Gambino, A. Ortello, A. Galassi, Giuseppina Novo
{"title":"Right ventricle involvement in patients with breast cancer treated with chemotherapy","authors":"L. Rossetto, D. Di Lisi, C. Madaudo, Francesco Paolo Sinagra, Antonio Di Palermo, O. F. Triolo, Grazia Gambino, A. Ortello, A. Galassi, Giuseppina Novo","doi":"10.1186/s40959-024-00224-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-024-00224-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140699326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2024-04-11DOI: 10.1186/s40959-024-00223-3
Isabelle Senechal, Nikolaos Vogiatzakis, M. Andres, Jieli Tong, S. Ramalingam, Stuart D. Rosen, Alexander R. Lyon, M. S. Nazir
{"title":"Cancer therapy related cardiac dysfunction as a result of Panitumumab","authors":"Isabelle Senechal, Nikolaos Vogiatzakis, M. Andres, Jieli Tong, S. Ramalingam, Stuart D. Rosen, Alexander R. Lyon, M. S. Nazir","doi":"10.1186/s40959-024-00223-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-024-00223-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140713917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2024-04-09DOI: 10.1186/s40959-024-00221-5
Karen Abboud, G. Umoru, Barry Trachtenberg, Veronica Ajewole
{"title":"Real-world data of cardio-oncologic interventions for cardiovascular adverse events with oral oncolytics","authors":"Karen Abboud, G. Umoru, Barry Trachtenberg, Veronica Ajewole","doi":"10.1186/s40959-024-00221-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-024-00221-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140727290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2024-04-06DOI: 10.1186/s40959-024-00211-7
N. B. Hernandez, K. Shliakhtsitsava, Drishti Tolani, Cindy Cochran, Ryan Butts, Judith Bonifacio, Elizabeth Journey, Jenna N. Oppenheim, Sarah G. Pennant, Kimberly Arnold, Terri McCaskill, Daniel C. Bowers
{"title":"A comprehensive pediatric cardio-oncology program: a single institution approach to cardiovascular care for pediatric patients with cancer and childhood cancer survivors","authors":"N. B. Hernandez, K. Shliakhtsitsava, Drishti Tolani, Cindy Cochran, Ryan Butts, Judith Bonifacio, Elizabeth Journey, Jenna N. Oppenheim, Sarah G. Pennant, Kimberly Arnold, Terri McCaskill, Daniel C. Bowers","doi":"10.1186/s40959-024-00211-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-024-00211-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140734865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2024-04-04DOI: 10.1186/s40959-024-00222-4
A. W. Bjerring, Knut HB Smeland, Thomas Stokke, K. Haugaa, E. Holte, Assami Rösner, C. Kiserud, T. Edvardsen, S. Sarvari
{"title":"Long-term cardiac effects of modern treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma","authors":"A. W. Bjerring, Knut HB Smeland, Thomas Stokke, K. Haugaa, E. Holte, Assami Rösner, C. Kiserud, T. Edvardsen, S. Sarvari","doi":"10.1186/s40959-024-00222-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-024-00222-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140742769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2024-03-27DOI: 10.1186/s40959-024-00218-0
Massimiliano Camilli, Marcello Viscovo, Tamara Felici, Luca Maggio, Federico Ballacci, Giacomo Carella, Alice Bonanni, Priscilla Lamendola, Lorenzo Tinti, Antonio Di Renzo, Giulia Coarelli, Eugenio Galli, Giovanna Liuzzo, Francesco Burzotta, Rocco Antonio Montone, Federica Sorà, Simona Sica, Stefan Hohaus, Gaetano Antonio Lanza, Filippo Crea, Antonella Lombardo, Giorgio Minotti
{"title":"Inflammation and acute cardiotoxicity in adult hematological patients treated with CAR-T cells: results from a pilot proof-of-concept study.","authors":"Massimiliano Camilli, Marcello Viscovo, Tamara Felici, Luca Maggio, Federico Ballacci, Giacomo Carella, Alice Bonanni, Priscilla Lamendola, Lorenzo Tinti, Antonio Di Renzo, Giulia Coarelli, Eugenio Galli, Giovanna Liuzzo, Francesco Burzotta, Rocco Antonio Montone, Federica Sorà, Simona Sica, Stefan Hohaus, Gaetano Antonio Lanza, Filippo Crea, Antonella Lombardo, Giorgio Minotti","doi":"10.1186/s40959-024-00218-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40959-024-00218-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T (CAR-T) cell infusion is a rapidly evolving antitumor therapy; however, cardiovascular (CV) complications, likely associated with cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and systemic inflammation, have been reported to occur. The CARdio-Tox study aimed at elucidating incidence and determinants of cardiotoxicity related to CAR-T cell therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with blood malignancies candidate to CAR-T cells were prospectively evaluated by echocardiography at baseline and 7 and 30 days after infusion. The study endpoints were i) incidence of cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD), CTRCD were also balanced for any grade CRS, but CTRCD occurred of Cardiology Guidelines on Cardio-Oncology (decrements of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) or global longitudinal strain (GLS) and/or elevations of cardiac biomarkers (high sensitivity troponin I, natriuretic peptides) and ii), correlations of echocardiographic metrics with inflammatory biomarkers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Incidence of CTRCD was high at 7 days (59,3%), particularly in subjects with CRS. The integrated definition of CTRCD allowed the identification of the majority of cases (50%). Moreover, early LVEF and GLS decrements were inversely correlated with fibrinogen and interleukin-2 receptor levels (p always ≤ 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There is a high incidence of early CTRCD in patients treated with CAR-T cells, and a link between CTRCD and inflammation can be demonstrated. Dedicated patient monitoring protocols are advised.</p>","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10967131/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140292903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}