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ReviewHeart failure reviews2025

Cancer therapy-induced cardiotoxicity: mechanisms and mitigations.

Solanki Shil, Prabodh Kumar, Kamalesh Dattaram Mumbrekar

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Review in Heart failure reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Solanki ShilDepartment of Radiation Biology and Toxicology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India, 576104.
Prabodh KumarDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India, 576104. prabodh2211@gmail.com.
Kamalesh Dattaram MumbrekarDepartment of Radiation Biology and Toxicology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India, 576104. kamalesh.m@manipal.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer treatments like chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and combined immunotherapies have significantly increased patient survival. However, these treatments are frequently linked to cardiovascular toxicity, which has a significant impact on clinical outcomes and patient well-being. Chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and radiotherapy induce significant cellular stress in cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells, causing DNA damage, activating pro-inflammatory and pro-apoptotic signalling pathways. Cumulative damage causes cardiomyocyte loss, followed by fibrosis, resulting in pathological structural and functional remodelling of the myocardium. Endothelial cell damage disrupts vascular integrity, increasing the risk of atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and ischaemia. Over time, these changes can lead to clinical conditions like dilated and restrictive cardiomyopathy, which are frequently accompanied by arrhythmias and can result in heart failure and sudden cardiac death. To overcome this problem, the novel field of cardio-oncology aims to provide effective cancer treatments with a multifaceted cardioprotection approach involving pharmacological, diagnostic, natural compounds, and lifestyle interventions during and after cancer therapy. In this review, we cover the important cancer therapies, and their cardiotoxic mechanisms and detail different cardioprotective strategies aimed at mitigating these adverse effects and improve patient outcomes.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsCardiotoxicityNeoplasmsHumansMyocytes, CardiacAntineoplastic AgentsCardiomyopathyCardiotoxicityChemotherapyNormal tissue toxicityRadiotherapyTargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID40481994
PMCPMC12297282

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