Cardiac Diseases Following Childhood Cancer Treatment: Cohort Study

Nadia Haddy, Stéphanie Diallo, Chiraz El-Fayech, Boris Schwartz, François Pein, Michael Hawkins, Cristina Veres, Odile Oberlin, Catherine Guibout, Hélène Pacquement, Martine Munzer, Tan Dat N'Guyen, Pierre-Yves Bondiau, Delphine Berchery, Anne Laprie, Pierre-Yves Scarabin, Xavier Jouven, André Bridier, Serge Koscielny, Eric DeutschIbrahima Diallo, Florent de Vathaire

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cardiac disease (CD) is one of the major side effects of childhood cancer therapy, but until now little has been known about the relationship between the heart radiation dose (HRD) received during childhood and the risk of CD.

METHODS AND RESULTS: The cohort comprised 3162 5-year survivors of childhood cancer. Chemotherapy information was collected and HRD was estimated. There were 347 CDs in 234 patients, 156 of them were rated grade ≥3. Cox and Poisson regression models were used. The cumulative incidence of any type of CD at 40 years of age was 11.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 9.5-12.7) and 7·4% (95% CI, 6.2-8.9) when only the CDs of grade ≥3 were considered. In comparison with patients who received no anthracycline and either no radiotherapy or an HRD<0·1Gy, the risk was multiplied by 18·4 (95% CI, 7.1-48.0) in patients who had received anthracycline and no radiotherapy or a HRD <0.1Gy, by 60.4 (95% CI, 22.4-163.0) in those who had received no anthracycline and an HRD≥30Gy, and 61.5 (95% CI, 19.6-192.8) in those who had received both anthracycline and an HRD≥30Gy.

CONCLUSIONS: Survivors of childhood cancers treated with radiotherapy and anthracycline run a high dose-dependent risk of developing CD. CDs develop earlier in patients treated with anthracycline than in those treated without it.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-8
Number of pages8
JournalCirculation
Volume133
Issue number1
Early online date20 Oct 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jan 2016

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Anthracyclines
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antineoplastic Protocols
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
  • Female
  • Heart Diseases
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms
  • Risk Factors
  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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