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Targeted therapies in breast cancer: are heart and vessels also being targeted?

Overview of attention for article published in Breast Cancer Research, June 2012
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Title
Targeted therapies in breast cancer: are heart and vessels also being targeted?
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Breast Cancer Research, June 2012
DOI 10.1186/bcr3142
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Carmen Criscitiello, Otto Metzger-Filho, Kamal S Saini, Gilberto de Castro Jr, Marie Diaz, André La Gerche, Evandro de Azambuja, Martine J Piccart-Gebhart

Abstract

The concept of 'targeted' therapies implies that such drugs only act on cells that specifically express the particular target, therefore giving rise to a low incidence of side effects. However, targeted therapies currently approved for the treatment of breast cancer have demonstrated a relatively high incidence of cardiovascular events. The anti-HER2 agents trastuzumab and lapatinib may cause left ventricular dysfunction or even congestive heart failure. Bevacizumab, an antiangiogenic drug, has been shown to increase the risk of hypertension, cardiovascular dysfunction and thromboembolic events. In addition, several anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and antiangiogenic agents plus their combinations are currently being developed and evaluated for the treatment of breast cancer. In this review, we aim to assess the incidence of cardiac adverse events associated with targeted therapies designed to block HER2 and angiogenic pathways.

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Unknown 40 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 11 28%
Student > Master 7 18%
Student > Bachelor 6 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 13%
Other 3 8%
Other 4 10%
Unknown 4 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 14 35%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 13%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 10%
Psychology 2 5%
Other 4 10%
Unknown 6 15%
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#20,656,161
of 25,373,627 outputs
Outputs from Breast Cancer Research
#1,705
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#138,994
of 177,903 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Breast Cancer Research
#36
of 42 outputs
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