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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2021 Feb 25;27(14):3861–3866. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-4592

Table 3.

Changes in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) from baseline

Doxorubicin cumulative dose Variable Total Dexrazoxane
Yes No P-value
Any N 401 290 111
LVEFa, n (%):
 <50% 48 (12%) 35 (12.1%) 13 (11.7%)
 >10% decrease from baseline 191 (47.6%) 149 (51.4%) 42 (37.8%)
 <50% and/or >10% decrease from baseline 194 (48.4%) 151 (52.1%) 43 (38.7%)
<450 mg/m2 N 153 68 85
LVEFa, n (%):
 <50% 16 (10.5) 11 (16.2) 5 (5.9) 0.060
 >10% decrease from baseline 59 (38.6) 32 (47.1) 27 (31.8) 0.094
 <50% and/or >10% decrease from baseline 62 (40.5) 34 (50.0) 28 (32.9) 0.046
450 – <600 mg/m2 N 159 142 17
LVEFa, n (%):
 <50% 18 (11.3) 14 (9.9) 4 (23.5) 0.009b
 >10% decrease from baseline 82 (51.6) 74 (52.1) 8 (47.1) 0.673b
 <50% and/or >10% decrease from baseline 82 (51.6) 74 (52.1) 8 (47.1) 0.682b
≥600 mg/m2 N 89 80 9
LVEFa, n (%):
 <50% 14 (15.7) 10 (12.5) 4 (44.4)
 >10% decrease from baseline 50 (56.2) 43 (53.8) 7 (77.8)
 <50% and/or >10% decrease from baseline 50 (56.2) 43 (53.8) 7 (77.8)

Results shown for the population with echocardiogram or multigated acquisition scan data at baseline and at least one other time point (N=401).

a

Based on worst postbaseline abnormal LVEF result

b

P-values calculated for all patients who received a doxorubicin cumulative dose ≥450 mg/m2