Cardiotoxicity of adjuvant chemotherapy with trastuzumab: a Japanese claim-based data analysis

Objective Adjuvant chemotherapy with trastuzumab improves the postoperative life expectancy of women with early-stage breast cancer. Although trastuzumab is reportedly cardiotoxic, quantification based on real-world evidence is lacking. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to analyse trastuzumab cardi...

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Main Authors: Naohiro Yonemoto, Chikako Shimizu, Akihiko Shimomura, Shinichiro Ueda, Hiroshi Ohtsu, Kazuhiro Sase, Sakiko Miyazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-08-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/9/2/e002053.full