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ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Protective Role of Lipid-Lowering Drugs in Breast Cancer: Effects on Cancer Incidence and Cardiotoxicity.

Alfredo Mauriello, Adriana Correra, Anna Chiara Maratea, Celeste Fonderico, Arianna Amata, Valeria Cetoretta, Vincenzo Russo, Antonello D'Andrea

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Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Alfredo MaurielloS.C. Cardiology, Institute National Cancer, IRCCS, Foundation "G. Pascale", Via M. Semmola 52, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7060-6938
Adriana CorreraCardiology Department, Ospedali Riuniti University Hospital, Viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Anna Chiara MarateaDepartment of Cardiovascular Disease, ASL Napoli 1 Centro, Via Comunale del Principe, 13a, 80145 Napoli, Italy.
Celeste FondericoS.C. Cardiology, Institute National Cancer, IRCCS, Foundation "G. Pascale", Via M. Semmola 52, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Arianna AmataDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Valeria CetorettaCardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, University Hospital "Ospedali Riuniti", Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 71, 60126 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2137-0188
Vincenzo RussoCardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Translational Sciences, Monaldi Hospital, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi snc, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9227-0360
Antonello D'AndreaCardiology and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, Umberto I Hospital, Via A. de Nicola 1, 84014 Nocera Inferiore, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9698-9145

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The bidirectional link between cancer and cardiovascular disease presents a growing clinical challenge, often exacerbated by the cardiotoxic effects of many anti-cancer drugs. Simultaneously, the incidence of cardiovascular pathologies in cancer patients is on the rise. Recently, lipid-lowering drugs, particularly statins, have emerged not only as first-line cardiovascular drugs but also as potential agents with pleiotropic effects that could influence cancer progression and mitigate cardiotoxic side effects. We will analyze data from epidemiological studies, clinical trials, and laboratory research. This comprehensive review aims to examine and synthesize the current evidence regarding the use of lipid-lowering drugs in breast cancer patients, focusing on two main areas: their potential protective role in reducing the incidence of breast cancer and their impact on the prevention and management of treatment-induced cardiotoxicity.

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cancer preventioncardio-oncologycardiotoxicitychemotherapylipid-lowering drugsPCSK9statins

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PMID41302173
PMCPMC12654120

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