Anthracycline antibiotics belong among effective and widely used antineoplastic drugs. Their usefulness is limited by their cardiotoxicity. Mechanisms and prediction of cardiotoxicity and of cardioprotection are discussed.
Anthracycline antibiotics belong among effective and widely used antineoplastic drugs. Their usefulness is limited by their cardiotoxicity. Mechanisms and prediction of cardiotoxicity and of cardioprotection are discussed. (en)