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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Fail Clin. 2022 Jul;18(3):455–478. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2022.02.007

Table 1:

Low, intermediate, and high-risk features for development of CTRCT. A patient should be grouped with their highest individual risk factor.

Risk Factor Categories for CTRCT
Low Risk
  • Age 18–50 years

  • Cumulative dose <200 mg/m2 doxorubicin (or equivalent)

  • No pre-existing or new CVD risk factors*

  • Cumulative RT dose <30 Gy without chest involvement

Intermediate Risk
  • Age 50–65 years

  • Cumulative dose 200–400 mg/m2 doxorubicin (or equivalent)

  • 1–2 pre-existing or new CVD risk factors*

  • Cumulative RT dose >30 Gy without chest involvement

  • Single-agent targeted therapy or immunotherapy

High Risk
  • Age <18 or >65 years

  • Cumulative dose >400 mg/m2 doxorubicin (or equivalent)

  • Any RT involving the chest

  • Any combination of cardiotoxic cancer therapies, even within same class

  • >2 pre-existing or new CVD risk factors*

  • Underlying CVD (CAD, HF, PAD, etc.)

  • History of CTRCT

*

CVD risk factors include, but are not limited to, hypertension, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, smoking, obesity, and dyslipidemia.

Abbreviations: CAD, coronary artery disease; CTRCT, cancer therapy-related cardiotoxicity; CVD, cardiovascular disease; Gy, Gray unit(s); HF, heart failure; PAD, peripheral artery disease; RT, radiation therapy