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ECG changes as Cardiac Toxicity of Concurrent Trustuzumab and Paclitaxel in Adjuvant Treatment of HER-2 positive Breast Cancer

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Internal Medicine.
Oncology and Nuclear Medicine.

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Background: Breast cancer accounts for 10% of US female cancer cases and second in worldwide cancer fatalities. Overexpression of the ERBB2 oncogene in 20-25% of invasive breast tumors implies aggression. Trastuzumab improves outcomes via HER2. HER2-targeted chemotherapy with albumin-paclitaxel and Trastuzumab is used increasing survivability but may induce cardiotoxicity by blocking HER2. It works with chemotherapy for HER-2/neu positive breast cancer. Objectives: To evaluate Cardiac toxicity of concurrent Trustuzumab and Paclitaxel in Adjuvant treatment of HER-2 positive Breast Cancer Patients and methods: This was prospective hospital-based study at Qena University Hospital, with 30 participants post-radical surgery and anthracycline-based chemotherapy for unilateral ductal carcinoma, HER2-positive. Physical exams, lab tests, ECG, and Echo was done. Adjuvant trastuzumab administered with paclitaxel for 4 cycles, then continued for 1 year. Results: Age >55 (50%), obesity (43.3%), hypertension, hyperlipidemia (30%), diabetes (16.7%). Electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities increased after 4 cycles (16.7%), 6 months (23.3%), 9 months (33.3%), and 12 months with trastuzumab monotherapy (53.3%). ECG abnormalities were more common in trastuzumab monotherapy (46.7%) than in Paclitaxel (16.7%). P-wave, ST-segment, T-wave, and QRS changes were notable. Trastuzumab treatment increased T-wave alterations (20% vs. 0% baseline) and arrhythmias (33.3% vs. 3.3% baseline) after 12 months, but Paclitaxel did not (16.7% vs. 3.3% after 4 cycles). There was statistically significant decline in LVEF%, MAPSE, TAPSE, E/E and RV FAC and significant increase in LVESD, LVEDD, LVISD, LA, E/A after treatment by trastuzumab alone. Conclusion: LVEF% was significantly higher after 12 months of trastuzumab alone however, more patients developed ECG abnormalities.

DOI

10.21608/svuijm.2024.254703.1755

Keywords

Cardiac toxicity, Trustuzumab, Paclitaxel, HER-2, breast cancer

Authors

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Tarek A.

Last Name

Hassan

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Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

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dr.tarekahmed88@gmail.com

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Qena

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Mostafa Elsayed

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Abd Elwanis

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Radiation Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine. Assuit University, Assiut, Egypt.

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mostafa.mohamed@oncology.au.edu.eg

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Assuit

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Mohammed M.

Last Name

Wahman

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Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

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wahman6661@yahoo.com

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Qena

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First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

AK

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Cardiology Division of Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

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mohamed_abdallah@med.svu.edu.eg

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Qena

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0000-0003-3462-8675

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Nahla Mostafa

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Bashank

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Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Assiut, Egypt.

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nahla_bashank_2006@yahoo.com

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Assuit

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7

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1

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43681

Issue Date

2024-01-01

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2023-12-15

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2024-01-01

Page Start

673

Page End

685

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2735-427X

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2636-3402

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1,520

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SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences

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ECG changes as Cardiac Toxicity of Concurrent Trustuzumab and Paclitaxel in Adjuvant Treatment of HER-2 positive Breast Cancer

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27 Dec 2024