Table 3. Treatment factors and cardiotoxicity.
Variable | cAC group | Control group | Univariate Association | |||
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Median [IQR] | % | Median [IQR] | % | OR1 (95%CI) | P value | |
Cumulative epirubicin /BSA ≥450mg/m2 | 60.6% | 41.1% | 2.21 (1.01–4.82) | 0.047 | ||
Cumulative epirubicin dose / BSA (mg/m2) | 450 [360–450] | 400 [300–450] | 1.12 (0.72–1.75) | 0.61 | ||
Number anthracycline cycles | 6 [4–6] | 4 [4–6] | 1.36 (1.01–1.84) | 0.03 | ||
Radiotherapy | 78.1% | 88.4% | 0.47 (0.17–1.27) | 0.14 | ||
Left-sided radiotherapy | 38.2% | 44.2% | 0.78 (0.36–1.70) | 0.53 | ||
Trastuzumab | 26.5% | 16.8% | 1.78 (0.73–4.34) | 0.20 | ||
Aromatase inhibitor | 14.7% | 13.0% | 1.08 (0.63–1.84) | 0.79 | ||
Tamoxifen | 41.2% | 55.0% | 0.57(0.27–1.23) | 0.15 | ||
Interval from final anthracycline cycle to follow-up (months) | 20.7 [17.3–27.3] | 18.3 [14.9–22.1] | 1.05 (1.00–1.09) | 0.04 | ||
Interval from final anthracycline cycle–Trastuzumab untreated subjects only (months) | 18.1 [17.1–27.0] | 17.1 [14.6–20.9] | 1.06 (1.00–1.12) | 0.04 |
1OR for a 100mg/m2 dose increase and 1 month longer follow-up.