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. 2019 Jan 9;21(1):94–105. doi: 10.1007/s12094-018-02017-3

Table 2.

Cardiovascular toxicity due to antineoplastic drugs

Cardiovascular toxicity Associated drugs
Heart failure Doxorubicin, daunorubicin, idarubicin, epirubicin, mitoxantrone
Cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide
Docetaxel
Trastuzumab, bevacizumab
Sunitinib, pazopanib, sorafenib, imatinib, dasatinib, lapatinib, nilotinib
Carfilzomib, Bortezomib
Myopericarditis Cyclophosphamide
5-fluorouracil, cytarabine
Trastuzumab, rituximab
Interleukin-2
Immune-checkpoint inhibitors
Ischemic cardiomyopathy 5-fluorouracil, capecitabine
Cisplatin
Paclitaxel, docetaxel
Etoposide
Bebacizumab
Sorafenib, sunitinib
Bleomycin
Atrial fibrillation Cisplatin
Cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, melphalan
Doxorubicin
Capecitabine, 5-FU
Gemcitabine
Etoposide
Paclitaxel
Rituximab
Sorafenib, sunitinib, ibrutinib
Bortezomib
Interleukin-2, interferon
Bradyarrhythmias Cisplatin
Cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide
Doxorubicin, epirubicin, mitoxantrone
Capecitanina, 5-FU
Gemcitabine
Paclitaxel
Thalidomide
Imatinib, bortezomib
Rituximab
Arsenic trioxide, interleukin-2
Accelerated atherosclerosis Bevacizumab, nilotinib, ponatinib
Carfilzomib, bortezomib
Pericardial effusion Cyclophosphamide
Immune-checkpoint inhibitors1
Venous thromboembolic disease 5-fluorouracil
Cisplatin
Nilotinib, ponatinib, erlotinib
Bevacizumab
Vorinostat
L-Asparaginase
Immune-checkpoint inhibitors
Arterial thromboembolic disease Cisplatin, carboplatin
Gemcitabine
Bleomycin
Vincristine
Nilotinib, ponatinib
Bevacizumab
Interferon alfa-2
Immune-checkpoint inhibitors
Arterial hypertension Bevacizumab
Sorafenib, sunitinib, axitinib, vandetanib, regorafenib
Pulmonary hypertension Dasatinib
Cyclophosphamide
Prolonged QT interval Doxorubicin
Depsipeptide, vorinostat
Axitinib, cabozantinib, crizotinib, dasatinib, lapatinib, nilotinib, sorafenib, sunitinib, vandetanib, vemurafenib, ribociclib
Arsenic trioxide