Dexrazoxane: a second look. Prevention of anthracycline cardiotoxicity: useful for some patients


Prescrire international 17(97): 195

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 1167-7422
PMID: 19534047
Document Number: 621884
In patients treated with anthracyclines, the addition of dexrazoxane moderately reduces the risk of symptomatic heart failure. But dexrazoxane increases the haematological toxicity induced by chemotherapy and might also reduce its antitumour efficacy.

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