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. 2018 Aug 23;26(11):521–532. doi: 10.1007/s12471-018-1148-7

Table 2.

Cardiotoxicity Risk Score (CRS)

Medication-related risk a Examples b
High (risk score 4) Anthracyclines; trastuzumab; cyclophosphamide; 5‑fluorouracil
Intermediate (risk score 2) Pertuzumab; vinblastine; capecitabine; ponatinib
Low (risk score 1) Bevacizumab; imatinib
Rare (risk score 0) Carboplatin; fludarabine; paclitaxel; rituximab
Patient-related risk factors (1 point per item)
– Cardiomyopathy or heart failure
– Coronary artery disease or equivalent (including peripheral artery disease)
– Hypertension
– Diabetes mellitus
– Prior or concurrent anthracyclines
– Prior or concurrent chest irradiation
– Age <15 years or >65 years
– Female gender
Overall risk by CRS and intensity of monitoring
>6
5–6
3–4
1–2
0
Very high
High
Intermediate
Low
Very low

aThe highest medication-related risk score (e. g. 4, 2, 1 or 0) is used for calculation of the CRS

bSee the supplementary table for each separate agent and/or regime. Adapted from: [14]