The Relation between the Initial Type of Schedule Used to Administer Doxorubicin and Long Term Doxorubicin Cardiotoxicity
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50987#.VFHOAFfHRK0 Author(s) Arthur J. Weiss 1* , Irwin L. Stoloff 1 , Antonio C. Simoes 2 , Richard D. Lackman 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Division of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA . 2 North Penn Hospital, Landsdale, PA, USA . 3 Division of Orthopedic Oncology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA . ABSTRACT Background: As more patients survive cancer chemotherapy, problems associated with the late complications of therapy have become increasingly apparent; late doxorubicin cardio-myopathy being one of the most pressing. The relationship between initial dose, schedule employed, and etio...