Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on July 11, 2008
Annals of Oncology 2008 19(9):1656-1657; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn414
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Glycogen phosphorylase BB could be a new circulating biomarker for detection of anthracycline cardiotoxicity
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Chemotherapy (CT)-induced cardiotoxicity remains a topical problem in cancer survivors. Anthracyclines represent the greatest risk for development of cardiotoxicity [1]. Various methods including cardiac biomarkers have been recommended for monitoring of cardiotoxicity in oncology. The clinical studies using cardiac troponins for evaluation of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity brought inconsistent
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1 Second Department of Medicine–Clinical Hematology, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
3 First Department of Medicine, University Hospital and Charles University, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
4 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Defence, Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
* (E-mail: jan.hor@post.cz)