Cardiology

Her2+

Questions discussed in this category

Would you modify your initial treatment for a patient with de novo metastatic HR- HER2+ breast CA who has cardiomyopathy at baseline (EF < 35)?

Is there any safety data to proceed with TKIs/TDM-1 or to proceed as standard with THP?

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How do you approach the re-challenge with trastuzumab in metastatic HER2+ patients who develop cardiomyopathy on trastuzumab/pertuzumab with subsequent improvement with discontinuation?

Do you repeat the loading dose of trastuzumab?

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How do you assess the risk of cardiotoxicity from HER2+ agents?

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What is the rate of a cardiac events that you quote to a patient with preexisting heart disease going on trastuzumab for metastatic Her2+ breast cancer?

How does it vary for patients with a history of hypertension, diabetes, CHF, and coronary artery disease?

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How do you minimize the risk of cardiotoxicity in metastatic Her2 + breast cancer patients who are receiving trastuzumab and have a history of pre-existing cardiac disease?

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Papers discussed in this category

Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2008 Apr 16

Cardioprotective interventions for cancer patients receiving anthracyclines.

Eur. J. Cancer, 2013 May 22

Role of cardioprotective therapy for prevention of cardiotoxicity with chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2006-09-01

Long-term cardiac tolerability of trastuzumab in metastatic breast cancer: the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center experience.

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