Research Article

[Retracted] Grading Evaluation of Cardiotoxicity in Patients with Breast Cancer Treated with Adjuvant Paclitaxel Anthracycline/Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of study included in the meta-analysis.

AuthorPublished yearCountryRegimes sequenceAge medianObservation periodSettingCardiac toxicities

Dennis J Slamon2011USAA+C→T(N=1073)unclear24W
1 year
Unclear1) LVEF decrease ≥10 points (n=114)
2)CHF(n=7)
3) Cardiac death(n=0)
Pooja P. Advani2015USAA+C→T(N=205)499.2 yearUnclear1) LVEF decrease ≥10 points (n=42)
2) LVEF decrease 15 ≥points (n=19)
3) LVEF decrease to below the LLN (n=13)
4) Cardiac death(n=2)
Patricia A. Ganz2017USAA+C→T(N=220)unclear1) 18months(n=110)
2) 8.8 years (n=110)
Unclear1) LVEF decrease ≥10% to <50% (n=3)
2) LVEF decrease ≥10% to <50%(n=5)
C. Hudis1999USAA→T→C(N=42)4648 monthsMetastatic1) cardiac toxicities (n=0)
Roy E. Smith2002USA/CanadaA+C+T(N=89)30-7836.5monthsMetastatic1) LVEF decrease ≥20% (n=21)
2) CHF(n=3)
Edward H.Romond2005USAA+C→T(N=625)unclear2 yearsNon-metastatic1) CHF(n=4)
2) Cardiac death(n=1)
Edward H. Romond2012USAA+C→T(N=743)497 yearsUnclear1) CHF(n=9)
2) Cardiac death(n=1)
Maysa M. Abu-Khalaf2007USAA→T→C(N=85)56.77 yearsMetastatic1) LVEF decrease <50% (n=7)
2) CHF(n=1)
3) Cardiac death(n=0)
Jean-marc A.Nabholtz1997USAT→A→C(N=52)492 monthsMetastaticCHF(n=1)
Elizabeth Tan-Chiu2005USAA+C→T(N=814)unclear5 yearsNon-metastatic1) CHF(n=4)
2) Cardiac death(n=1)
J.M. Nabholtz2001FranceT→A+C(N=40)18-7032 monthsMetastatic1) CHF(n=2)
D. Khayat2001FranceA+C→T(N=44)18-7540.4 monthsMetastatic1) CHF(n=2)