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ArticleJournal of intensive medicine2025

Previous treatment with anthracycline does not affect the course of sepsis in cancer patients: Retrospective cohort study.

Camille Windsor, Adrien Joseph, Stephanie Pons, Djamel Mokart, Frederic Pène, Achille Kouatchet, Alexandre Demoule, Fabrice Bruneel, Martine Nyunga, Edith Borcoman and 5 more

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15 authors.

Camille WindsorMedical Intensive Care Unit, APHP Saint-Louis University Hospital, Paris, France.
Adrien JosephMedical Intensive Care Unit, APHP Saint-Louis University Hospital, Paris, France.
Stephanie PonsHuman Immunology and Immunopathology, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U 976, University of Paris Cité, Paris, France.
Djamel MokartCritical Care Department, Institut Paoli Calmettes, Marseille, France.
Frederic PèneMedical Intensive Care Unit, APHP Cochin University Hospital, Paris, France.
Achille KouatchetMedical Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Angers, France.
Alexandre DemouleMedical Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Fabrice BruneelMedical Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Hopital Andre Mignot, Le Chesnay, France.
Martine NyungaMedical Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier de Roubaix, Roubaix, France.
Edith BorcomanDepartment of Drug Development and Innovation (D3i), Institut Curie, Paris, France.
Matthieu LegrandDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Michael DarmonMedical Intensive Care Unit, APHP Saint-Louis University Hospital, Paris, France.
Lara ZafraniMedical Intensive Care Unit, APHP Saint-Louis University Hospital, Paris, France.
Elie AzoulayMedical Intensive Care Unit, APHP Saint-Louis University Hospital, Paris, France.
Virginie LemialeMedical Intensive Care Unit, APHP Saint-Louis University Hospital, Paris, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cancer patients who are exposed to sepsis and had previous chemotherapy may have increased severity. Among chemotherapeutic agents, anthracyclines have been associated with cardiac toxicity. Like other chemotherapeutic agents, they may cause endothelial toxicity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of anthracycline treatment on the outcome of cancer patients with sepsis. Methods: Data from cancer patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) for sepsis or septic shock were extracted from the Groupe de Recherche Respiratoire en Réanimation Onco-Hématologique database (1994-2015). Comparison between patients who received anthracycline and those who did not was performed using a propensity score, including confounding variables (age and underlying diseases). A competing risk adjusted for severity of illness (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment [SOFA] score) was used to analyze the duration of vasopressor requirement. Results: Among 2046 patients, 1070 (52.3%) patients who received anthracycline were compared with 976 (47.7%) who did not. The underlying disease was mostly acute hematological malignancy (49.2%). Sepsis, mostly pneumonia (47.7%), had developed 2 days (interquartile range [IQR]:1-4 days) prior to ICU admission. Most patients ( Conclusion: Previous anthracycline treatment did not alter the course of sepsis in a cohort of cancer patients admitted to intensive care with sepsis.

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PMCPMC11763860

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