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Table 3 Cancer diagnosis/type, chemotherapy agent class and radiation therapy (Medical Record Review cohort only)

From: Cardiotoxicity after cancer treatment: a process map of the patient treatment journey

N = 46 Mean (range) n (%)
Cancer diagnosis
 Age at first cancer diagnosis (years) 53.6 (6.3–89.3) 46 (100)
  Bile duct   1 (2)
  Breast   14 (30)
  Colon   1 (2)
  Hodgkin’s lymphoma   1 (2)
  Leukaemia   3 (7)
  Lung   1 (2)
  Lymphoma   7 (15)
  Non-Hodgkin’s   11 (24)
  Oesophagus   1 (2)
  Osteosarcoma   4 (9)
  Prostate   1 (2)
  Missing   1 (2)
Agent Class
 Chemotherapy cyclesb,c 5.2 (1–18)  
 Alkylating Mean dose (mg)  
  Carboplatin 520.0 2 (4)
  Chlorambucila   1 (2)
  Cisplatin 113.3 5 (11)
  Cyclophosphamide 1148.1 21 (48)
 Anthracyclines
  Doxorubicin 462.1 18 (39)
  Epirubicin 164.0 2 (4)
 Anthracycline combination
  ABVDa   1 (2)
 Antibiotic cytotoxics
  Bleomycin 20.0 1 (2)
 Antimetabolites
  ATRA Azacitidine therapy 100.0 1 (2)
  Adjuvant CTx with carboplatin/gemcitabinea   1 (2)
  Fluorouracil 980.0 3 (7)
  Methotrexate 63.0 5 (11)
  Fludarabine phosphatea   1 (2)
Mitotic Inhibitors
 Amsacrine 140.0 1 (2)
 Docetaxel 145.7 4 (9)
 Etoposide 200.0 1 (2)
 Paclitaxel 429.0 3 (7)
 Vincristinea   12 (26)
Monoclonal Antibodies
 Rituximab 655.0 11 (24)
 Trastuzumab 378.1 7 (15)
 Radiation therapy   28 (61)
  1. a Dose not recorded
  2. b Each patient’s regimen comprised individualised composites and doses of the above cytotoxic agents
  3. c Other drugs taken include: amiloride, amiodarone, amlodipine, atenolol, atorvastatin, bisoprolol, candesartan, carvedilol, cephalexin, cholecalciferol, clonidine, clopidogrel, digoxin, diltiazem, enalapril, enoxaparin, eprosartan, exemestane, frusemide, ibandronate, irbesartan, itraconazole, ivabradine, letrozole, lisinopril, metoprolol, telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide, nebivolol, olmesartan, oxycodone, pantoprazole, perindopril, prazosin, prednisolone, ramipril, rivaroxaban, simvastatin, sotalol, spironolactone, tamoxifen, tazocin, goserelin zoledronic acid and vancomycin