Score improves prediction of chemotherapy-related cardiotoxicity
Addition of a “simple” clinical risk score on top of current risk assessment tools may improve identification of patients undergoing chemotherapy likely to develop treatment-related cardiotoxicity, researchers reported.
The use of the novel RE-ACT score on top of the Heart Failure Association-International Cardio-Oncology Society (HFA-ICOS) score improved the discrimination of either tool when used alone, according to data published in JACC: CardioOncology.
“Several risk factors for anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity have been identified, including advanced age, preexisting