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. 2019 Feb 15;115(5):949–959. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvz024

Table 2.

iPSC-modelling of targeted chemotherapeutic agents

Class Representative drugs Clinical cardiotoxic effects iPSC-CM modelling References
Monoclonal antibodies Trastuzmab Decreased LVEF, increased serum cardiac troponin I, congestive heart failure, and hypertension Decrease in oxidative phosphorylation and glucose utilization, and metabolic impairment 79,90,91
Tyrosine kinase i nhibitors Nilotinib Vemurafenib QT prolongation, vascular events, hyperglycaemia, and risk of sudden death Cytotoxicity, ROS production, lipid accumulation, and inhibition of ABL, AKT, and ERK survival pathways, disruption of actin cytoskeleton 86,89
Ponatinib Vascular events 89
Trametinib Congestive heart failure 85,89
Sunitinib Hypertension, venous or arterial thromboembolic events, decreased LVEF, and congestive heart failure 86,89
Vendetanib
Sorafenib Pazopinib
Axitinib
Dasatinib Pulmonary hypertension, QT prolongation, peripheral oedema, pericardial effusion, and vascular events 89
Proteasome inhibitors Bortezomib Carfilzomib Hypertension, thromboembolic events, arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure Undetermined NA
Immuno-modulators Thalidomide Thromboembolic events Undetermined NA
Immune checkpoint inhibitors Pembrolizumab Nivolumab Myocarditis Undetermined NA
Ipilimumab

NA, not applicable.