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. 2019 Dec 16;25(3):e606–e609. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0762

Table 2.

Cardiac medications and clinical outcomes of patients with cardiotoxic events

Patient Cancer Treatment Cardiac medications Cardiotoxic event Clinical outcomes
Patient 1 Esophageal adenocarcinoma 5‐FU Statin Chest pain, troponin elevation, ischemic ECG changes, reduced ejection fraction Discontinued 5‐FU; started on carboplatin, paclitaxel, trastuzumab
Patient 2 Rectal adenocarcinoma 5‐FU Aspirin, Calcium channel blocker, Nitrates Chest pain Discontinued 5‐FU; no further treatment
Patient 3 Rectal adenocarcinoma Capecitabine None Chest pain, troponin elevation, ischemic ECG changes, reduced ejection fraction Discontinued capecitabine; no further treatment
Patient 4 Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Capecitabine Aspirin, calcium channel blocker Chest pain Continued capecitabine
Patient 5 Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 5‐FU Aspirin, statin, calcium channel blocker, nitrates Chest pain Continued 5‐FU
Patient 6 Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 5‐FU Aspirin, statin Chest pain Continued 5‐FU
Patient 7 Colon adenocarcinoma 5‐FU Aspirin, statin, calcium channel blocker Chest pain, ischemic ECG changes Discontinued 5‐FU; started on carboplatin, paclitaxel
Patient 8 Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 5‐FU Statin, calcium channel blocker Chest pain, troponin elevation Continued 5‐FU

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Abbreviations: 5‐FU, 5‐fluorouracil; ECG, echocardiogram.