Abstract
Aim: To identify gene variants responsible for anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity. Patients & methods: Polymorphisms of the NADPH oxidase subunits and of the anthracycline transporters ABCC1, ABCC2 and SLC28A3 were genotyped in elderly patients (61–80 years) treated for aggressive CD20+ B-cell lymphomas with CHOP-14 with or without rituximab and followed up for 3 years. Results: The accumulation of RAC2 subunit genotypes TA/AA among cases was statistically significant upon adjustment for gender, age and doxorubicin dose in a multivariate logistic regression analysis (OR: 2.3, p = 0.028; univariate: OR: 1.8, p = 0.077). RAC2 and CYBA genotypes were significantly associated with anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in a meta-analysis of this and a similar previous study. Conclusion: Our results support the theory that NADPH oxidase is involved in anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity.
Original submitted 9 July 2014; Revision submitted 19 December 2014
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