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Annals of Oncology 14:277-281, 2003
© 2003 European Society for Medical Oncology

Original Paper

Early cardiotoxicity of the CHOP regimen in aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

S. Limat1, K. Demesmay1, L. Voillat2, Y. Bernard3, E. Deconinck2, A. Brion2, A. Sabbah4, M. C. Woronoff-Lemsi1 and J. Y. Cahn2,+

Departments of 1 Pharmacy, 2 Hematology, 3 Cardiology and 4 Nuclear Medicine, Besançon University Hospital, Besançon, France

Received 23 April 2002; revised 12 August 2002; accepted 16 September 2002

Background:

To determine the incidence of early cardiotoxicity induced by the CHOP regimen in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and to identify associated risk factors.

Patients and methods:

A retrospective analysis included 135 consecutive patients who had been treated with the CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristin, prednisone) regimen as first-line therapy between 1994 and 2000. The cardiac evaluation was based on a determination of the resting left ventricular ejection function (LVEF) by gated blood-pool imaging. Cardiotoxicity was defined as a significant decrease in LVEF or clinical evidence of congestive heart failure (CHF).

Results:

Twenty-seven (20%) patients developed a cardiac event within 1 year of treatment. Among these, 14 patients had clinical signs of CHF. Three patients died suddenly from presumed cardiac causes. In multivariate analysis, a cumulative dose of doxorubicin >200 mg/m2 [odds ratio (OR) = 4.2, P = 0.005)] and age over 50 years (OR = 2.9, P = 0.03) appeared to be significant risk factors.

Conclusion:

Early clinical and subclinical cardiotoxicity was frequent in patients receiving the CHOP regimen. The threshold of the cumulative dose of doxorubicin appeared to be low: at doses >200 mg/m2, 27% of patients had cardiac events. Elderly patients appeared to be at higher risk. The development of cardioprotective strategies or alternative treatments are mandatory for aggressive NHL patients.

Key words: cardioprotection, cardiotoxicity, congestive heart failure, doxorubicin, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma


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