The Effect of Dexrazoxane on Myocardial Injury in Doxorubicin-Treated Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Author(s) -
Steven E. Lipshultz,
Nader Rifai,
Virginia Dalton,
Donna E. Levy,
Lewis B. Silverman,
Stuart R. Lipsitz,
Steven D. Colan,
Barbara L. Asselin,
Ronald D. Barr,
Luis A. Clavell,
Craig A. Hurwitz,
Albert Moghrabi,
Yvan Samson,
Marshall A. Schorin,
Richard D. Gelber,
Stephen E. Sallan
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa035153
Subject(s) - dexrazoxane , doxorubicin , medicine , troponin i , troponin , chemotherapy , anthracycline , troponin t , urology , surgery , gastroenterology , cancer , myocardial infarction , breast cancer
Doxorubicin chemotherapy is very effective in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) but also injures myocardial cells. Dexrazoxane, a free-radical scavenger, may protect the heart from doxorubicin-associated damage.
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