The use of chemotherapy has largely improved the prognosis of cancer patients in the past two decades. However, the advent of more effective anticancer therapies has led to a higher incidence of cardiovascular toxicity that shows an increased incidence and represents a significant determinant of quality of life and mortality during ongoing treatment and in long-term survivors of cancer. In this setting, the primary objective for cardiologists and oncologists is the early identification of patients at high risk for developing cardiovascular toxicity and the identification of the cardiovascular cardiotoxicity in the earliest stages to personalize cancer therapy, arrange preventive interventions, and implement cardioprotective treatment. Recently, there is growing interest on the “omics” technologies, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, which allow the description of a large number of molecular features and have the potential to identify new factors that contribute to cardiac and endothelial function and how they interact. These technologies could play a pivotal role in unraveling the pathophysiology of vascular damage induced by anticancer treatment, in predicting the cardiovascular damage, and in monitoring individual responses to antineoplastic drugs. Leveraging multi-omics may better individuate the highly sensitive biomarkers of developing cardiovascular toxicity and further the goal of precision medicine.
Prevention and Clinical Management of Cardiovascular Damage Induced by Anticancer Drugs: Need gor Early Biomarkers snd Cardio- snd Vasculo-Protection in Personalized Therapy
Rosalinda Madonna;
2019-01-01
Abstract
The use of chemotherapy has largely improved the prognosis of cancer patients in the past two decades. However, the advent of more effective anticancer therapies has led to a higher incidence of cardiovascular toxicity that shows an increased incidence and represents a significant determinant of quality of life and mortality during ongoing treatment and in long-term survivors of cancer. In this setting, the primary objective for cardiologists and oncologists is the early identification of patients at high risk for developing cardiovascular toxicity and the identification of the cardiovascular cardiotoxicity in the earliest stages to personalize cancer therapy, arrange preventive interventions, and implement cardioprotective treatment. Recently, there is growing interest on the “omics” technologies, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, which allow the description of a large number of molecular features and have the potential to identify new factors that contribute to cardiac and endothelial function and how they interact. These technologies could play a pivotal role in unraveling the pathophysiology of vascular damage induced by anticancer treatment, in predicting the cardiovascular damage, and in monitoring individual responses to antineoplastic drugs. Leveraging multi-omics may better individuate the highly sensitive biomarkers of developing cardiovascular toxicity and further the goal of precision medicine.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
