Background: Troponin changes over time have been suggested to allow for an early diagnosis of cardiac injury ensuing cancer chemotherapy; cancer patients with troponin elevation may benefit of therapy with enalapril. It is unknown whether a preventive treatment with enalapril may further increase the benefit. Methods: The International CardioOncology Society-one trial (ICOS-ONE) was a controlled, open-label trial conducted in 21 Italian hospitals. Patients were randomly assigned to two strategies: enalapril in all patients started before chemotherapy (CT; ‘prevention’ arm), and enalapril started only in patients with an increase in troponin during or after CT (‘troponin-triggered’ arm). Troponin was assayed locally in 2596 blood samples, before and after each anthracycline-containing CT cycle and at each study visit; electrocardiogram and echocardiogram were done at baseline, and at 1, 3, 6 and 12-month follow-up. Primary outcome was the incidence of troponin elevation above the threshold. Findings: Of the 273 patients, 88% were women, mean age 51 ± 12 years. The majority (76%) had breast cancer, 3% had a history of hypertension and 4% were diabetic. Epirubicin and doxorubicin were most commonly prescribed, with median cumulative doses of 360 [270–360] and 240 [240–240] mg/m2, respectively. The incidence of troponin elevation was 23% in the prevention and 26% in the troponin-triggered group (p = 0.50). Three patients (1.1%) -two in the prevention, one in the troponin-triggered group-developed cardiotoxicity, defined as 10% point reduction of LV ejection fraction, with values lower than 50%. Interpretation: Low cumulative doses of anthracyclines in adult patients with low cardiovascular risk can raise troponins, without differences between the two strategies of giving enalapril. Considering a benefit of enalapril in the prevention of LV dysfunction, a troponin-triggered strategy may be more convenient.

Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity: A multicenter randomised trial comparing two strategies for guiding prevention with enalapril: The International CardioOncology Society-one trial / D. Cardinale, F. Ciceri, R. Latini, M.G. Franzosi, M.T. Sandri, M. Civelli, G. Cucchi, E. Menatti, M. Mangiavacchi, R. Cavina, E. Barbieri, S. Gori, A. Colombo, G. Curigliano, M. Salvatici, A. Rizzo, F. Ghisoni, A. Bianchi, C. Falci, M. Aquilina, A. Rocca, A. Monopoli, C. Milandri, N. Rossetti, M. Bregni, M. Sicuro, A. Malossi, D. Nassiacos, C. Verusio, M. Giordano, L. Staszewsky, S. Barlera, E.B. Nicolis, M. Magnoli, S. Masson, C.M. Cipolla, A.P. Maggioni, R. Labianca, M. Tettamanti, M. Senni, A. Finzi, F. Grosso, T. Vago, S. Gramenzi, G. Balconi, R. Bernasconi, E. Nicolis, M.G. Buratti, M.L. Ojeda Fernandez, A. Vasamì, B. Thiebat, C. Barè, A. Corzani, F. Coccolo, S. Colecchia, C. Pellegrini, L. Appio, I. Caico, O. Mesenzani, C. Campana, M. Gilardoni, G. Scognamiglio, G. Corrado, D. Battagin, F. De Rosa, C. Carpino, S. Palazzo, P.G. Giannessi, G. Zipoli, P. Pastori, S. Callegari, C. Sesenna, C. Fodor, D. Guiducci, R. Mazza, F.M. Turazza, P. Vallerio, L. Marbello, E. Sala, G. Fragasso, S. Trinca, A. Farolfi, D. Andreis, L. Lanzoni, F. Marchetti, E. Mioranza, A. Banzato, F. Re, N. Gaibazzi, M. Gullo, M.C. Turina, E. Gervasi, F. Giaroli, B. Barco, A. Bertolini, G. Sinagra, A. Aleksova, A. Guglielmi, G. Pinotti, R. Gueli, C. Mongiardi, I. Vallini. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. - ISSN 0959-8049. - 94(2018 May 01), pp. 126-137.

Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity: A multicenter randomised trial comparing two strategies for guiding prevention with enalapril: The International CardioOncology Society-one trial

D. Cardinale
Primo
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F. Ciceri
Secondo
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E. Menatti;G. Curigliano
Membro del Collaboration Group
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C. Campana;S. Callegari;D. Guiducci;R. Mazza;D. Andreis;E. Gervasi;
2018

Abstract

Background: Troponin changes over time have been suggested to allow for an early diagnosis of cardiac injury ensuing cancer chemotherapy; cancer patients with troponin elevation may benefit of therapy with enalapril. It is unknown whether a preventive treatment with enalapril may further increase the benefit. Methods: The International CardioOncology Society-one trial (ICOS-ONE) was a controlled, open-label trial conducted in 21 Italian hospitals. Patients were randomly assigned to two strategies: enalapril in all patients started before chemotherapy (CT; ‘prevention’ arm), and enalapril started only in patients with an increase in troponin during or after CT (‘troponin-triggered’ arm). Troponin was assayed locally in 2596 blood samples, before and after each anthracycline-containing CT cycle and at each study visit; electrocardiogram and echocardiogram were done at baseline, and at 1, 3, 6 and 12-month follow-up. Primary outcome was the incidence of troponin elevation above the threshold. Findings: Of the 273 patients, 88% were women, mean age 51 ± 12 years. The majority (76%) had breast cancer, 3% had a history of hypertension and 4% were diabetic. Epirubicin and doxorubicin were most commonly prescribed, with median cumulative doses of 360 [270–360] and 240 [240–240] mg/m2, respectively. The incidence of troponin elevation was 23% in the prevention and 26% in the troponin-triggered group (p = 0.50). Three patients (1.1%) -two in the prevention, one in the troponin-triggered group-developed cardiotoxicity, defined as 10% point reduction of LV ejection fraction, with values lower than 50%. Interpretation: Low cumulative doses of anthracyclines in adult patients with low cardiovascular risk can raise troponins, without differences between the two strategies of giving enalapril. Considering a benefit of enalapril in the prevention of LV dysfunction, a troponin-triggered strategy may be more convenient.
Anthracyclines; Cancer chemotherapy; Cardiotoxicity; Clinical trial; Enalapril; Troponin; Adult; Aged; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Anthracyclines; Antineoplastic Agents; Cardiotoxicity; Enalapril; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms; Troponin C; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Oncology; Cancer Research
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