TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical heart failure during pregnancy and delivery in a cohort of female childhood cancer survivors treated with anthracyclines
AU - van Dalen, Elvira C.
AU - van der Pal, Helena J. H.
AU - van den Bos, Cor
AU - Kok, Wouter E. M.
AU - Caron, Huib N.
AU - Kremer, Leontien C. M.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The cumulative incidence of peripartum anthracycline-induced clinical heart failure (A-CHF) was evaluated in a cohort of 53 childhood cancer survivors who had delivered one or more children. None of them developed peripartum A-CHF (cumulative incidence 0%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0-5.7%). The mean follow-up time after the first administration of anthracycline therapy was 20.3 years. They received a mean cumulative anthracycline dose of 267 mg/m2. It is worth noticing that even 2 patients with A-CHF before pregnancy did not develop peripartum A-CHF. Since there were no cases of peripartum A-CHF in our cohort, it was not possible to evaluate associated risk factors. In conclusion, this study demonstrates a low risk of developing peripartum A-CHF in childhood cancer survivors. However, more cohort studies with adequate power and long-term follow-up are needed to reliably evaluate the cumulative incidence of peripartum anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (both clinical and asymptomatic) and associated risk factors
AB - The cumulative incidence of peripartum anthracycline-induced clinical heart failure (A-CHF) was evaluated in a cohort of 53 childhood cancer survivors who had delivered one or more children. None of them developed peripartum A-CHF (cumulative incidence 0%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0-5.7%). The mean follow-up time after the first administration of anthracycline therapy was 20.3 years. They received a mean cumulative anthracycline dose of 267 mg/m2. It is worth noticing that even 2 patients with A-CHF before pregnancy did not develop peripartum A-CHF. Since there were no cases of peripartum A-CHF in our cohort, it was not possible to evaluate associated risk factors. In conclusion, this study demonstrates a low risk of developing peripartum A-CHF in childhood cancer survivors. However, more cohort studies with adequate power and long-term follow-up are needed to reliably evaluate the cumulative incidence of peripartum anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (both clinical and asymptomatic) and associated risk factors
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2006.04.014
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2006.04.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 16919450
SN - 0959-8049
VL - 42
SP - 2549
EP - 2553
JO - European journal of cancer (Oxford, England
JF - European journal of cancer (Oxford, England
IS - 15
ER -